Colour

#3F375D

#3F375D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3F375D is a blue with RGB values 63, 55, 93 and HSL 253°, 26%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#3F375D

RGBrgb(63, 55, 93)

RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.2157, 0.3647

RGB percentages24.7%, 21.6%, 36.5%

HSLhsl(252.6, 25.7%, 29%)

HSV / HSBhsv(252.6, 40.9%, 36.5%)

CMYK32.3%, 40.9%, 0%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,142,941

CSS custom property--colour: #3F375D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04579WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness62.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.96:1

Contrast with white10.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#C0C8A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2C3D5Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#2D3C5Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Tritanopia#383E45no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.1 Dim grey · ΔE 31.5 Slate grey · ΔE 33.2 Steel blue · ΔE 33.8 Midnight blue · ΔE 35

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 24.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#555D37

Analogous#37425D, #52375D

Triadic#5D3F37, #375D3F

Split complementary#5D5237, #425D37

Tetradic#5D3742, #555D37, #375D52

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A49CC4

Lighter +30%#877CB1

Lighter +20%#6A5D9D

Lighter +10%#554A7D

Darker −10%#29243D

Darker −20%#14111D

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#342470

Less saturated −25%#4A4A4A

Channel breakdown

R63

G55

B93

Red63 (24.7%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue93 (36.5%)

Hue252.63°

Saturation (HSL)25.68%

Lightness29.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3F · G 37 · B 5D

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Colour values

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