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Recognised as Colour

#3E567A

  • #3E567A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3E567A is a blue with RGB values 62, 86, 122 and HSL 216°, 33%, 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

#3E567A#3E567A
HEX#3E567A
RGBrgb(62, 86, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.3373, 0.4784
RGB percentages24.3%, 33.7%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(216, 32.6%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216, 49.2%, 47.8%)
CMYK49.2%, 29.5%, 0%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,085,370
CSS custom property--colour: #3E567A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09085WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.45:1
Contrast with white7.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#C1A985

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#48587Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#415279no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#255E63no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.5Slate grey · ΔE 21.3Light slate grey · ΔE 23.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.1Dim grey · ΔE 24.7Gray · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7A623E
Analogous#3E747A, #443E7A
Triadic#7A3E56, #567A3E
Split complementary#7A443E, #747A3E
Tetradic#7A3E74, #7A623E, #3E7A44

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AEBED6
Lighter +30%#8CA3C5
Lighter +20%#6A88B4
Lighter +10%#4F6E9C
Darker −10%#2D3E58
Darker −20%#1C2636
Darker −30%#0A0E15
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#275191
Less saturated −25%#555B63

Channel breakdown

R62
G86
B122
Red62 (24.3%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue216°
Saturation (HSL)32.61%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 56 · B 7A

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