Recognised as Colour

#3E6BA2

#3E6BA2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#3E6BA2 is a blue with RGB values 62, 107, 162 and HSL 213°, 45%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3E6BA2

RGBrgb(62, 107, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.4196, 0.6353

RGB percentages24.3%, 42%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(213, 44.6%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(213, 61.7%, 63.5%)

CMYK61.7%, 34%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,090,786

CSS custom property--colour: #3E6BA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14148WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.48:1

Contrast with white5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#C1945D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#546EA4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#4665A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00787Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.2 Slate grey · ΔE 25.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 33.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A2753E

Analogous#3E9DA2, #433EA2

Triadic#A23E6B, #6BA23E

Split complementary#A2433E, #9DA23E

Tetradic#A23E9D, #A2753E, #3EA243

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C4D4E8

Lighter +30%#9FBADA

Lighter +20%#7A9FCC

Lighter +10%#5584BE

Darker −10%#30537D

Darker −20%#223A58

Darker −30%#142233

Darker −40%#060A0E

More saturated +25%#2268BE

Less saturated −25%#5A6E86

Channel breakdown

R62

G107

B162

Red62 (24.3%)

Green107 (42%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue213°

Saturation (HSL)44.64%

Lightness43.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 6B · B A2

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