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Recognised as Colour

#3E598B

  • #3E598B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3E598B is a blue with RGB values 62, 89, 139 and HSL 219°, 38%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3E598B#3E598B
HEX#3E598B
RGBrgb(62, 89, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.349, 0.5451
RGB percentages24.3%, 34.9%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(219, 38.3%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219, 55.4%, 54.5%)
CMYK55.4%, 36%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,086,155
CSS custom property--colour: #3E598B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10033WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.98:1
Contrast with white6.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#C1A674

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#455D8Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C568Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#13646Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.5Slate grey · ΔE 26.3Light slate grey · ΔE 27.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.5Dim grey · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8B703E
Analogous#3E7F8B, #4A3E8B
Triadic#8B3E59, #598B3E
Split complementary#8B4A3E, #808B3E
Tetradic#8B3E7F, #8B703E, #3E8B4A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B6C4DF
Lighter +30%#93A8CF
Lighter +20%#708CBF
Lighter +10%#4E70AE
Darker −10%#2E4268
Darker −20%#1F2C44
Darker −30%#0F1521
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2551A4
Less saturated −25%#576172

Channel breakdown

R62
G89
B139
Red62 (24.3%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue218.96°
Saturation (HSL)38.31%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 59 · B 8B

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