Colour

#3F4E6E

#3F4E6E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3F4E6E is a blue with RGB values 63, 78, 110 and HSL 221°, 27%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#3F4E6E

RGBrgb(63, 78, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.3059, 0.4314

RGB percentages24.7%, 30.6%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(220.9, 27.2%, 33.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.9, 42.7%, 43.1%)

CMYK42.7%, 29.1%, 0%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,148,846

CSS custom property--colour: #3F4E6E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07631WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness78.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.31:1

Contrast with white8.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#C0B191

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#43506Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#3E4C6Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#2F5559no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.4 Slate grey · ΔE 22.6 Dim grey · ΔE 23.4 Steel blue · ΔE 23.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.1 Gray · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 22.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6E5F3F

Analogous#3F666E, #483F6E

Triadic#6E3F4E, #4E6E3F

Split complementary#6E483F, #666E3F

Tetradic#6E3F66, #6E5F3F, #3F6E47

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AAB6CF

Lighter +30%#8A9ABC

Lighter +20%#6A7EA9

Lighter +10%#52658E

Darker −10%#2C374E

Darker −20%#1A202D

Darker −30%#07090D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#294684

Less saturated −25%#555658

Channel breakdown

R63

G78

B110

Red63 (24.7%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue220.85°

Saturation (HSL)27.17%

Lightness33.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3F · G 4E · B 6E

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Colour harmonies

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