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Recognised as Colour

#3E637E

  • #3E637E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#3E637E is a blue with RGB values 62, 99, 126 and HSL 205°, 34%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#3E637E#3E637E
HEX#3E637E
RGBrgb(62, 99, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.3882, 0.4941
RGB percentages24.3%, 38.8%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(205.3, 34%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.3, 50.8%, 49.4%)
CMYK50.8%, 21.4%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,088,702
CSS custom property--colour: #3E637E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11454WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.38:1
Contrast with white6.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#C19C81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#57637Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F5C7Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Tritanopia#1F6A6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 15.5Light slate grey · ΔE 17.8Steel blue · ΔE 17.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.1Dim grey · ΔE 20.3Gray · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 15.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7E593E
Analogous#3E7E79, #3E437E
Triadic#7E3E63, #637E3E
Split complementary#7E3E43, #7E793E
Tetradic#793E7E, #7E593E, #437E3E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B0C7D8
Lighter +30%#8EAFC7
Lighter +20%#6C97B6
Lighter +10%#4F7EA0
Darker −10%#2D485C
Darker −20%#1C2D3A
Darker −30%#0C1217
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#276796
Less saturated −25%#565F67

Channel breakdown

R62
G99
B126
Red62 (24.3%)
Green99 (38.8%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue205.31°
Saturation (HSL)34.04%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 63 · B 7E

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