Colour

#3F4854

#3F4854
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3F4854 is a blue with RGB values 63, 72, 84 and HSL 214°, 14%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#3F4854

RGBrgb(63, 72, 84)

RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.2824, 0.3294

RGB percentages24.7%, 28.2%, 32.9%

HSLhsl(214.3, 14.3%, 28.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(214.3, 25%, 32.9%)

CMYK25%, 14.3%, 0%, 67.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,147,284

CSS custom property--colour: #3F4854;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06332WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness71 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.27:1

Contrast with white9.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#C0B7AB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#444855no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#424654no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#394B4Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.1 Dim grey · ΔE 16.5 Slate grey · ΔE 22.8 Gray · ΔE 24.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.9 Black · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 12.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#544B3F

Analogous#3F5254, #413F54

Triadic#543F48, #48543F

Split complementary#54413F, #52543F

Tetradic#543F52, #544B3F, #3F5441

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A4AEBB

Lighter +30%#8794A5

Lighter +20%#6B7A8E

Lighter +10%#556171

Darker −10%#292F37

Darker −20%#13161A

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2D4566

Less saturated −25%#4A4A4A

Channel breakdown

R63

G72

B84

Red63 (24.7%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue84 (32.9%)

Hue214.29°

Saturation (HSL)14.29%

Lightness28.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3F · G 48 · B 54

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