Colour

#3E849E

#3E849E
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#3E849E is a cyan with RGB values 62, 132, 158 and HSL 196°, 44%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3E849E

RGBrgb(62, 132, 158)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.5176, 0.6196

RGB percentages24.3%, 51.8%, 62%

HSLhsl(196.2, 43.6%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(196.2, 60.8%, 62%)

CMYK60.8%, 16.5%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,097,182

CSS custom property--colour: #3E849E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19995WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5:1

Contrast with white4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#C17B61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#76819Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#68779Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original

Tritanopia#008C8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.3 Slate grey · ΔE 15.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.6 Cadetblue · ΔE 17 Teal · ΔE 19.5 Dark cyan · ΔE 20.2

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9E583E

Analogous#3E9E88, #3E549E

Triadic#9E3E84, #849E3E

Split complementary#9E3E54, #9E883E

Tetradic#883E9E, #9E583E, #549E3E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C1DDE7

Lighter +30%#9DC8D8

Lighter +20%#78B4CA

Lighter +10%#539FBC

Darker −10%#306579

Darker −20%#214755

Darker −30%#132830

Darker −40%#050A0B

More saturated +25%#2391BA

Less saturated −25%#5A7783

Channel breakdown

R62

G132

B158

Red62 (24.3%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue158 (62%)

Hue196.25°

Saturation (HSL)43.64%

Lightness43.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 84 · B 9E

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