Colour

#3F395C

#3F395C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3F395C is a blue with RGB values 63, 57, 92 and HSL 250°, 23%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3F395C#3F395C

HEX#3F395C

RGBrgb(63, 57, 92)

RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.2235, 0.3608

RGB percentages24.7%, 22.4%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(250.3, 23.5%, 29.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250.3, 38%, 36.1%)

CMYK31.5%, 38%, 0%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,143,452

CSS custom property--colour: #3F395C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04756WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness63.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.76:1

Contrast with white10.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D

Inverted#C0C6A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2F3E5Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#303D5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Tritanopia#383F46no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.9 Dim grey · ΔE 29.5 Slate grey · ΔE 31.6 Steel blue · ΔE 33.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 34.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 26.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#565C39

Analogous#39445C, #51395C

Triadic#5C3F39, #395C3F

Split complementary#5C5139, #445C39

Tetradic#5C3944, #565C39, #395C51

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A49EC3

Lighter +30%#877FAF

Lighter +20%#6A609B

Lighter +10%#554D7B

Darker −10%#29253D

Darker −20%#14121D

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#33266F

Less saturated −25%#4B4B4B

Channel breakdown

R63

G57

B92

Red63 (24.7%)

Green57 (22.4%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue250.29°

Saturation (HSL)23.49%

Lightness29.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3F · G 39 · B 5C

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