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Colour

#3E5889

  • #3E5889
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3E5889 is a blue with RGB values 62, 88, 137 and HSL 219°, 38%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3E5889#3E5889
HEX#3E5889
RGBrgb(62, 88, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.3451, 0.5373
RGB percentages24.3%, 34.5%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(219.2, 37.7%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.2, 54.7%, 53.7%)
CMYK54.7%, 35.8%, 0%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,085,897
CSS custom property--colour: #3E5889;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0981WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.09:1
Contrast with white7.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#C1A776

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#455C8Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C5588no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#16636Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.7Slate grey · ΔE 26.1Light slate grey · ΔE 27.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.2Dim grey · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#896F3E
Analogous#3E7D89, #4A3E89
Triadic#893E58, #58893E
Split complementary#894A3E, #7E893E
Tetradic#893E7D, #896F3E, #3E894A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5C3DE
Lighter +30%#92A7CE
Lighter +20%#6F8ABE
Lighter +10%#4E6FAC
Darker −10%#2E4166
Darker −20%#1E2B43
Darker −30%#0E1420
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2550A2
Less saturated −25%#576070

Channel breakdown

R62
G88
B137
Red62 (24.3%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue219.2°
Saturation (HSL)37.69%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 58 · B 89

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