Recognised as Colour

#3F5A85

#3F5A85
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#3F5A85 is a blue with RGB values 63, 90, 133 and HSL 217°, 36%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3F5A85#3F5A85

HEX#3F5A85

RGBrgb(63, 90, 133)

RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.3529, 0.5216

RGB percentages24.7%, 35.3%, 52.2%

HSLhsl(216.9, 35.7%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(216.9, 52.6%, 52.2%)

CMYK52.6%, 32.3%, 0%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,151,941

CSS custom property--colour: #3F5A85;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10063WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.97:1

Contrast with white6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#C0A57A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#495D87no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#415684no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Tritanopia#1D6369no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.9 Slate grey · ΔE 22.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.6 Dim grey · ΔE 28 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#856A3F

Analogous#3F7D85, #473F85

Triadic#853F5A, #5A853F

Split complementary#85473F, #7D853F

Tetradic#853F7D, #856A3F, #3F8547

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B4C4DC

Lighter +30%#92A8CB

Lighter +20%#6F8CBB

Lighter +10%#4F71A8

Darker −10%#2F4362

Darker −20%#1E2B40

Darker −30%#0E141D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#27549E

Less saturated −25%#58606D

Channel breakdown

R63

G90

B133

Red63 (24.7%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue133 (52.2%)

Hue216.86°

Saturation (HSL)35.71%

Lightness38.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3F · G 5A · B 85

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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