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Recognised as Colour

#3E56B7

  • #3E56B7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#3E56B7 is a blue with RGB values 62, 86, 183 and HSL 228°, 49%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#3E56B7#3E56B7
HEX#3E56B7
RGBrgb(62, 86, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.3373, 0.7176
RGB percentages24.3%, 33.7%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(228.1, 49.4%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.1, 66.1%, 71.8%)
CMYK66.1%, 53%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,085,431
CSS custom property--colour: #3E56B7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.52:1
Contrast with white6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#C1A948

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1663BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0058B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006D7Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 14.1Slate blue · ΔE 14.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.4Medium purple · ΔE 21Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 14.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B79F3E
Analogous#3E93B7, #623EB7
Triadic#B73E56, #56B73E
Split complementary#B7623E, #93B73E
Tetradic#B73E93, #B79F3E, #3EB762

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1D7F0
Lighter +30%#ABB6E3
Lighter +20%#8595D6
Lighter +10%#5F74C9
Darker −10%#314491
Darker −20%#24326B
Darker −30%#172045
Darker −40%#0A0E1F
More saturated +25%#1F44D6
Less saturated −25%#5D6898

Channel breakdown

R62
G86
B183
Red62 (24.3%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue228.1°
Saturation (HSL)49.39%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 56 · B B7

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