Colour

#3E758A

#3E758A
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#3E758A is a cyan with RGB values 62, 117, 138 and HSL 197°, 38%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#3E758A

RGBrgb(62, 117, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.4588, 0.5412

RGB percentages24.3%, 45.9%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(196.6, 38%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(196.6, 55.1%, 54.1%)

CMYK55.1%, 15.2%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,093,322

CSS custom property--colour: #3E758A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15582WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.1:1

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

Contrast with black4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#C18A75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#69738Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E6A8Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Tritanopia#057B7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 13.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.8 Steel blue · ΔE 18.1 Teal · ΔE 19.1 Cadetblue · ΔE 19.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.2

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 13.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8A533E

Analogous#3E8A79, #3E4F8A

Triadic#8A3E75, #758A3E

Split complementary#8A3E4F, #8A793E

Tetradic#793E8A, #8A533E, #4F8A3E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B6D3DE

Lighter +30%#93BECE

Lighter +20%#6FA9BF

Lighter +10%#4E93AD

Darker −10%#2E5767

Darker −20%#1E3944

Darker −30%#0F1B20

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2580A3

Less saturated −25%#576A71

Channel breakdown

R62

G117

B138

Red62 (24.3%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue196.58°

Saturation (HSL)38%

Lightness39.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 75 · B 8A

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