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Recognised as Colour

#3E71A2

  • #3E71A2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3E71A2 is a blue with RGB values 62, 113, 162 and HSL 209°, 45%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3E71A2#3E71A2
HEX#3E71A2
RGBrgb(62, 113, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.4431, 0.6353
RGB percentages24.3%, 44.3%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(209.4, 44.6%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.4, 61.7%, 63.5%)
CMYK61.7%, 30.2%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,092,322
CSS custom property--colour: #3E71A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15443WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.14:1
Contrast with white5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#C18E5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C73A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F69A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Tritanopia#007C82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 6.7Slate grey · ΔE 22Light slate grey · ΔE 22.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.1Dim grey · ΔE 31.6Gray · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 6.73, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A26F3E
Analogous#3EA2A1, #3E3FA2
Triadic#A23E71, #71A23E
Split complementary#A23E3F, #A2A13E
Tetradic#A13EA2, #A26F3E, #3FA23E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4D6E8
Lighter +30%#9FBDDA
Lighter +20%#7AA4CC
Lighter +10%#558BBE
Darker −10%#30577D
Darker −20%#223E58
Darker −30%#142433
Darker −40%#060A0E
More saturated +25%#2272BE
Less saturated −25%#5A7086

Channel breakdown

R62
G113
B162
Red62 (24.3%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue209.4°
Saturation (HSL)44.64%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 71 · B A2

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