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Colour

#3E669A

  • #3E669A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3E669A is a blue with RGB values 62, 102, 154 and HSL 214°, 43%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3E669A#3E669A
HEX#3E669A
RGBrgb(62, 102, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.4, 0.6039
RGB percentages24.3%, 40%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(213.9, 42.6%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.9, 59.7%, 60.4%)
CMYK59.7%, 33.8%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,089,498
CSS custom property--colour: #3E669A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1286WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.88:1
Contrast with white5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#C19965

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#50699Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#446099no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#007279no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.8Slate grey · ΔE 24.7Light slate grey · ΔE 25.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.1Dim grey · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9A723E
Analogous#3E949A, #443E9A
Triadic#9A3E66, #669A3E
Split complementary#9A443E, #949A3E
Tetradic#9A3E94, #9A723E, #3E9A44

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFD0E5
Lighter +30%#9AB5D7
Lighter +20%#769AC8
Lighter +10%#527FB9
Darker −10%#2F4E76
Darker −20%#213651
Darker −30%#121E2D
Darker −40%#030609
More saturated +25%#2362B5
Less saturated −25%#596A7F

Channel breakdown

R62
G102
B154
Red62 (24.3%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue213.91°
Saturation (HSL)42.59%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 66 · B 9A

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