Recognised as Colour

#3E5679

#3E5679
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#3E5679 is a blue with RGB values 62, 86, 121 and HSL 216°, 32%, 36%. 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

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HEX#3E5679

RGBrgb(62, 86, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.3373, 0.4745

RGB percentages24.3%, 33.7%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(215.6, 32.2%, 35.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(215.6, 48.8%, 47.5%)

CMYK48.8%, 28.9%, 0%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,085,369

CSS custom property--colour: #3E5679;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0906WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness84.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.47:1

Contrast with white7.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#C1A986

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#49587Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#425278no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Tritanopia#265E62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.7 Slate grey · ΔE 20.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.5 Dim grey · ΔE 24.2 Gray · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#79613E

Analogous#3E7479, #433E79

Triadic#793E56, #56793E

Split complementary#79433E, #74793E

Tetradic#793E74, #79613E, #3E7943

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AEBED5

Lighter +30%#8CA3C4

Lighter +20%#6A88B3

Lighter +10%#4F6E9B

Darker −10%#2D3E57

Darker −20%#1B2636

Darker −30%#0A0E14

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#275290

Less saturated −25%#555A62

Channel breakdown

R62

G86

B121

Red62 (24.3%)

Green86 (33.7%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue215.59°

Saturation (HSL)32.24%

Lightness35.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 56 · B 79

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