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Recognised as Colour

#3E59AE

  • #3E59AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3E59AE is a blue with RGB values 62, 89, 174 and HSL 226°, 47%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3E59AE#3E59AE
HEX#3E59AE
RGBrgb(62, 89, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.349, 0.6824
RGB percentages24.3%, 34.9%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(225.5, 47.5%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.5, 64.4%, 68.2%)
CMYK64.4%, 48.9%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,086,190
CSS custom property--colour: #3E59AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11225WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.47:1
Contrast with white6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#C1A651

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D63B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#1459ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#006D7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.9Royal blue · ΔE 20.4Slate blue · ΔE 21.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.5Medium purple · ΔE 24.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE933E
Analogous#3E91AE, #5B3EAE
Triadic#AE3E59, #59AE3E
Split complementary#AE5B3E, #91AE3E
Tetradic#AE3E91, #AE933E, #3EAE5B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBD3ED
Lighter +30%#A6B4DF
Lighter +20%#8094D2
Lighter +10%#5B74C4
Darker −10%#314688
Darker −20%#233363
Darker −30%#161F3D
Darker −40%#080C18
More saturated +25%#204ACC
Less saturated −25%#5C6891

Channel breakdown

R62
G89
B174
Red62 (24.3%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue225.54°
Saturation (HSL)47.46%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 59 · B AE

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