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Recognised as Colour

#3E62BB

  • #3E62BB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3E62BB is a blue with RGB values 62, 98, 187 and HSL 223°, 50%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3E62BB#3E62BB
HEX#3E62BB
RGBrgb(62, 98, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.3843, 0.7333
RGB percentages24.3%, 38.4%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(222.7, 50.2%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.7, 66.8%, 73.3%)
CMYK66.8%, 47.6%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,088,507
CSS custom property--colour: #3E62BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13347WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.72:1
Contrast with white5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#C19D44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#346CBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#1961B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#007785no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.9Royal blue · ΔE 18Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.1Slate blue · ΔE 20.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.5Medium purple · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB973E
Analogous#3EA0BB, #593EBB
Triadic#BB3E62, #62BB3E
Split complementary#BB583E, #A1BB3E
Tetradic#BB3EA0, #BB973E, #3EBB58

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4DCF1
Lighter +30%#AEBEE4
Lighter +20%#889FD7
Lighter +10%#6180CB
Darker −10%#314E95
Darker −20%#253A6E
Darker −30%#182648
Darker −40%#0B1222
More saturated +25%#1F55DA
Less saturated −25%#5D6F9C

Channel breakdown

R62
G98
B187
Red62 (24.3%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue222.72°
Saturation (HSL)50.2%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 62 · B BB

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