Colour

#3E5DBD

#3E5DBD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#3E5DBD is a blue with RGB values 62, 93, 189 and HSL 225°, 51%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#3E5DBD#3E5DBD

HEX#3E5DBD

RGBrgb(62, 93, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.3647, 0.7412

RGB percentages24.3%, 36.5%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(225.4, 50.6%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.4, 67.2%, 74.1%)

CMYK67.2%, 50.8%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,087,229

CSS custom property--colour: #3E5DBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12527WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.99:1

Contrast with white5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#C1A242

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2569C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#005EBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Tritanopia#007484no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13.9 Slate blue · ΔE 16.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.3 Medium purple · ΔE 21.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 13.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BD9E3E

Analogous#3E9CBD, #5F3EBD

Triadic#BD3E5D, #5DBD3E

Split complementary#BD5F3E, #9CBD3E

Tetradic#BD3E9C, #BD9E3E, #3EBD5F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D6DCF1

Lighter +30%#AFBCE5

Lighter +20%#899CD8

Lighter +10%#627CCC

Darker −10%#314A97

Darker −20%#253770

Darker −30%#18244A

Darker −40%#0C1123

More saturated +25%#1F4DDC

Less saturated −25%#5D6D9E

Channel breakdown

R62

G93

B189

Red62 (24.3%)

Green93 (36.5%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue225.35°

Saturation (HSL)50.6%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 5D · B BD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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