Colour

#3E6177

#3E6177
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#3E6177 is a blue with RGB values 62, 97, 119 and HSL 203°, 31%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#3E6177

RGBrgb(62, 97, 119)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.3804, 0.4667

RGB percentages24.3%, 38%, 46.7%

HSLhsl(203.2, 31.5%, 35.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(203.2, 47.9%, 46.7%)

CMYK47.9%, 18.5%, 0%, 53.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,088,183

CSS custom property--colour: #3E6177;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10905WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.6:1

Contrast with white6.6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B

Inverted#C19E88

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#576078no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#4F5A77no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Tritanopia#256768no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 15.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 16 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.7 Dim grey · ΔE 18.1 Steel blue · ΔE 20.7 Gray · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 15.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#77543E

Analogous#3E7770, #3E4577

Triadic#773E61, #61773E

Split complementary#773E45, #77713E

Tetradic#703E77, #77543E, #44773E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ADC5D4

Lighter +30%#8BADC3

Lighter +20%#6A96B1

Lighter +10%#4F7C99

Darker −10%#2D4655

Darker −20%#1B2A34

Darker −30%#0A0F12

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#27668E

Less saturated −25%#555C60

Channel breakdown

R62

G97

B119

Red62 (24.3%)

Green97 (38%)

Blue119 (46.7%)

Hue203.16°

Saturation (HSL)31.49%

Lightness35.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 61 · B 77

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