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Colour

#3E5D96

  • #3E5D96
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3E5D96 is a blue with RGB values 62, 93, 150 and HSL 219°, 42%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3E5D96#3E5D96
HEX#3E5D96
RGBrgb(62, 93, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.3647, 0.5882
RGB percentages24.3%, 36.5%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(218.9, 41.5%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.9, 58.7%, 58.8%)
CMYK58.7%, 38%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,087,190
CSS custom property--colour: #3E5D96;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11055WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.54:1
Contrast with white6.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#C1A269

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#456298no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A5A95no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#006A72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.7Slate grey · ΔE 28.9Light slate grey · ΔE 30Dodgerblue · ΔE 35
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96773E
Analogous#3E8996, #4B3E96
Triadic#963E5D, #5D963E
Split complementary#964B3E, #89963E
Tetradic#963E89, #96773E, #3E964B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCCAE4
Lighter +30%#98AED5
Lighter +20%#7491C6
Lighter +10%#5074B7
Darker −10%#2F4772
Darker −20%#20304E
Darker −30%#111A2A
Darker −40%#020406
More saturated +25%#2455B1
Less saturated −25%#59657C

Channel breakdown

R62
G93
B150
Red62 (24.3%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue218.86°
Saturation (HSL)41.51%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 5D · B 96

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