Colour

#3F5B92

#3F5B92
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#3F5B92 is a blue with RGB values 63, 91, 146 and HSL 220°, 40%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3F5B92#3F5B92

HEX#3F5B92

RGBrgb(63, 91, 146)

RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.3569, 0.5725

RGB percentages24.7%, 35.7%, 57.3%

HSLhsl(219.8, 39.7%, 41%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.8, 56.8%, 57.3%)

CMYK56.8%, 37.7%, 0%, 42.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,152,210

CSS custom property--colour: #3F5B92;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10614WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.72:1

Contrast with white6.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#C0A46D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#456094no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#3A5891no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Tritanopia#0A676Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28 Slate grey · ΔE 28.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.5 Dim grey · ΔE 34.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#92763F

Analogous#3F8492, #4D3F92

Triadic#923F5B, #5B923F

Split complementary#924D3F, #84923F

Tetradic#923F84, #92763F, #3F924D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BBC8E2

Lighter +30%#98ABD2

Lighter +20%#748FC3

Lighter +10%#5072B4

Darker −10%#30456E

Darker −20%#202F4B

Darker −30%#111827

Darker −40%#020203

More saturated +25%#2553AC

Less saturated −25%#596378

Channel breakdown

R63

G91

B146

Red63 (24.7%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue146 (57.3%)

Hue219.76°

Saturation (HSL)39.71%

Lightness40.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3F · G 5B · B 92

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