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Colour

#3E5597

  • #3E5597
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3E5597 is a blue with RGB values 62, 85, 151 and HSL 224°, 42%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3E5597#3E5597
HEX#3E5597
RGBrgb(62, 85, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.3333, 0.5922
RGB percentages24.3%, 33.3%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(224.5, 41.8%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.5, 58.9%, 59.2%)
CMYK58.9%, 43.7%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,085,143
CSS custom property--colour: #3E5597;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09755WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.12:1
Contrast with white7.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#C1AA68

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#385C9Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C5496no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00646Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.7Steel blue · ΔE 23.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.8Midnight blue · ΔE 31Slate blue · ΔE 31.4Royal blue · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#97803E
Analogous#3E8297, #533E97
Triadic#973E55, #55973E
Split complementary#97533E, #82973E
Tetradic#973E82, #97803E, #3E9753

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BDC7E4
Lighter +30%#99A8D5
Lighter +20%#758AC6
Lighter +10%#516BB7
Darker −10%#2F4173
Darker −20%#202C4F
Darker −30%#11182B
Darker −40%#030406
More saturated +25%#2348B2
Less saturated −25%#59627C

Channel breakdown

R62
G85
B151
Red62 (24.3%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue224.49°
Saturation (HSL)41.78%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 55 · B 97

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