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Recognised as Colour

#3E65A8

  • #3E65A8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3E65A8 is a blue with RGB values 62, 101, 168 and HSL 218°, 46%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3E65A8#3E65A8
HEX#3E65A8
RGBrgb(62, 101, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.3961, 0.6588
RGB percentages24.3%, 39.6%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(217.9, 46.1%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.9, 63.1%, 65.9%)
CMYK63.1%, 39.9%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,089,256
CSS custom property--colour: #3E65A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13159WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.78:1
Contrast with white5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#C19A57

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#486BABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3961A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00747Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 22Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.5Royal blue · ΔE 31.5Slate grey · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A8813E
Analogous#3E9AA8, #4C3EA8
Triadic#A83E65, #65A83E
Split complementary#A84C3E, #9AA83E
Tetradic#A83E9A, #A8813E, #3EA84C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C7D4EB
Lighter +30%#A2B8DD
Lighter +20%#7D9BCF
Lighter +10%#587FC1
Darker −10%#304F83
Darker −20%#23385D
Darker −30%#152238
Darker −40%#070B13
More saturated +25%#215DC5
Less saturated −25%#5B6D8B

Channel breakdown

R62
G101
B168
Red62 (24.3%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue217.92°
Saturation (HSL)46.09%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 65 · B A8

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