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Recognised as Colour

#3E6689

  • #3E6689
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3E6689 is a blue with RGB values 62, 102, 137 and HSL 208°, 38%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3E6689#3E6689
HEX#3E6689
RGBrgb(62, 102, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.4, 0.5373
RGB percentages24.3%, 40%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(208, 37.7%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208, 54.7%, 53.7%)
CMYK54.7%, 25.5%, 0%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,089,481
CSS custom property--colour: #3E6689;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12333WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.06:1
Contrast with white6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#C19976

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#57678Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D5F88no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#116E72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.7Slate grey · ΔE 17.2Light slate grey · ΔE 19Dark slate grey · ΔE 24Dim grey · ΔE 24Gray · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#89613E
Analogous#3E8987, #3E4189
Triadic#893E66, #66893E
Split complementary#893E41, #89873E
Tetradic#873E89, #89613E, #41893E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5CBDE
Lighter +30%#92B2CE
Lighter +20%#6F99BE
Lighter +10%#4E80AC
Darker −10%#2E4C66
Darker −20%#1E3243
Darker −30%#0E1820
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2568A2
Less saturated −25%#576470

Channel breakdown

R62
G102
B137
Red62 (24.3%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue208°
Saturation (HSL)37.69%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 66 · B 89

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