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Recognised as Colour

#3E5580

  • #3E5580
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3E5580 is a blue with RGB values 62, 85, 128 and HSL 219°, 35%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3E5580#3E5580
HEX#3E5580
RGBrgb(62, 85, 128)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.3333, 0.502
RGB percentages24.3%, 33.3%, 50.2%
HSLhsl(219.1, 34.7%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.1, 51.6%, 50.2%)
CMYK51.6%, 33.6%, 0%, 49.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,085,120
CSS custom property--colour: #3E5580;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0908WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.46:1
Contrast with white7.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#C1AA7F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#455882no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D527Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#215E64no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.1Slate grey · ΔE 24.2Light slate grey · ΔE 26.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.1Dim grey · ΔE 28.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#80693E
Analogous#3E7680, #483E80
Triadic#803E55, #55803E
Split complementary#80483E, #76803E
Tetradic#803E76, #80693E, #3E8048

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B1BFD9
Lighter +30%#8EA3C9
Lighter +20%#6C87B8
Lighter +10%#4F6CA2
Darker −10%#2D3E5E
Darker −20%#1D273B
Darker −30%#0C1119
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#264E98
Less saturated −25%#565C68

Channel breakdown

R62
G85
B128
Red62 (24.3%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue128 (50.2%)
Hue219.09°
Saturation (HSL)34.74%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 55 · B 80

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