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Recognised as Colour

#3E598D

  • #3E598D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3E598D is a blue with RGB values 62, 89, 141 and HSL 219°, 39%, 40%. 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

#3E598D#3E598D
HEX#3E598D
RGBrgb(62, 89, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.349, 0.5529
RGB percentages24.3%, 34.9%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(219.5, 38.9%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.5, 56%, 55.3%)
CMYK56%, 36.9%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,086,157
CSS custom property--colour: #3E598D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10092WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.96:1
Contrast with white6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#C1A672

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#445D8Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A568Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#10646Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.5Slate grey · ΔE 27.3Light slate grey · ΔE 28.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.8Dim grey · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8D723E
Analogous#3E818D, #4B3E8D
Triadic#8D3E59, #598D3E
Split complementary#8D4B3E, #818D3E
Tetradic#8D3E81, #8D723E, #3E8D4B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7C5E0
Lighter +30%#94A9D0
Lighter +20%#718CC0
Lighter +10%#4E6FB0
Darker −10%#2E436A
Darker −20%#1F2C46
Darker −30%#0F1623
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2551A6
Less saturated −25%#576174

Channel breakdown

R62
G89
B141
Red62 (24.3%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue219.49°
Saturation (HSL)38.92%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 59 · B 8D

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