Colour

#3F5EA2

#3F5EA2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3F5EA2 is a blue with RGB values 63, 94, 162 and HSL 221°, 44%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#3F5EA2

RGBrgb(63, 94, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.3686, 0.6353

RGB percentages24.7%, 36.9%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(221.2, 44%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.2, 61.1%, 63.5%)

CMYK61.1%, 42%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,152,994

CSS custom property--colour: #3F5EA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11671WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.3:1

Contrast with white6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#C0A15D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4065A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#325CA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#006D78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.6 Steel blue · ΔE 20.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.7 Royal blue · ΔE 30.5 Slate blue · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A2833F

Analogous#3F8FA2, #523FA2

Triadic#A23F5E, #5EA23F

Split complementary#A2523F, #8FA23F

Tetradic#A23F8F, #A2833F, #3FA252

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C5D0E8

Lighter +30%#A0B2DA

Lighter +20%#7B94CC

Lighter +10%#5777BD

Darker −10%#31497D

Darker −20%#223359

Darker −30%#141E34

Darker −40%#06090F

More saturated +25%#2353BE

Less saturated −25%#5B6986

Channel breakdown

R63

G94

B162

Red63 (24.7%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue221.21°

Saturation (HSL)44%

Lightness44.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3F · G 5E · B A2

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