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Recognised as Colour

#3E7297

  • #3E7297
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3E7297 is a blue with RGB values 62, 114, 151 and HSL 205°, 42%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3E7297#3E7297
HEX#3E7297
RGBrgb(62, 114, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.4471, 0.5922
RGB percentages24.3%, 44.7%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(204.9, 41.8%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.9, 58.9%, 59.2%)
CMYK58.9%, 24.5%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,092,567
CSS custom property--colour: #3E7297;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15293WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.17:1
Contrast with white5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#C18D68

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#627299no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#566996no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Tritanopia#007B7Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.6Slate grey · ΔE 16.7Light slate grey · ΔE 17.7Dim grey · ΔE 26.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.8Gray · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.58, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#97633E
Analogous#3E978F, #3E4697
Triadic#973E72, #72973E
Split complementary#973E46, #97903E
Tetradic#8F3E97, #97633E, #46973E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BDD4E4
Lighter +30%#99BCD5
Lighter +20%#75A4C6
Lighter +10%#518DB7
Darker −10%#2F5773
Darker −20%#203B4F
Darker −30%#11202B
Darker −40%#030506
More saturated +25%#2376B2
Less saturated −25%#596E7C

Channel breakdown

R62
G114
B151
Red62 (24.3%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue204.94°
Saturation (HSL)41.78%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 72 · B 97

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