Colour

#3E66A9

#3E66A9
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#3E66A9 is a blue with RGB values 62, 102, 169 and HSL 218°, 46%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3E66A9

RGBrgb(62, 102, 169)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.4, 0.6627

RGB percentages24.3%, 40%, 66.3%

HSLhsl(217.6, 46.3%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.6, 63.3%, 66.3%)

CMYK63.3%, 39.6%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,089,513

CSS custom property--colour: #3E66A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.71:1

Contrast with white5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#C19956

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#496CACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#3962A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00757Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.4 Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.3 Royal blue · ΔE 31.6 Slate grey · ΔE 32.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A9813E

Analogous#3E9CA9, #4C3EA9

Triadic#A93E66, #66A93E

Split complementary#A94C3E, #9CA93E

Tetradic#A93E9C, #A9813E, #3EA94C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C8D5EB

Lighter +30%#A3B9DD

Lighter +20%#7E9CCF

Lighter +10%#5880C2

Darker −10%#304F84

Darker −20%#23395E

Darker −30%#152239

Darker −40%#070C14

More saturated +25%#215FC6

Less saturated −25%#5B6D8C

Channel breakdown

R62

G102

B169

Red62 (24.3%)

Green102 (40%)

Blue169 (66.3%)

Hue217.57°

Saturation (HSL)46.32%

Lightness45.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 66 · B A9

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