Recognised as Colour

#3E5564

#3E5564
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3E5564 is a blue with RGB values 62, 85, 100 and HSL 204°, 23%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#3E5564

RGBrgb(62, 85, 100)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.3333, 0.3922

RGB percentages24.3%, 33.3%, 39.2%

HSLhsl(203.7, 23.5%, 31.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(203.7, 38%, 39.2%)

CMYK38%, 15%, 0%, 60.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,085,092

CSS custom property--colour: #3E5564;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness80.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.81:1

Contrast with white7.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#C1AA9B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E5465no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#495064no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Tritanopia#31595Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.2 Dim grey · ΔE 15.6 Slate grey · ΔE 18.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.2 Gray · ΔE 22.4 Steel blue · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 11.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#644D3E

Analogous#3E6460, #3E4264

Triadic#643E55, #55643E

Split complementary#643E42, #64603E

Tetradic#603E64, #644D3E, #42643E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#A6BBC8

Lighter +30%#87A2B4

Lighter +20%#678AA1

Lighter +10%#527083

Darker −10%#2A3A45

Darker −20%#171F25

Darker −30%#030506

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2A5978

Less saturated −25%#515151

Channel breakdown

R62

G85

B100

Red62 (24.3%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue100 (39.2%)

Hue203.68°

Saturation (HSL)23.46%

Lightness31.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 55 · B 64

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