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Recognised as Colour

#3F62AD

  • #3F62AD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3F62AD is a blue with RGB values 63, 98, 173 and HSL 221°, 47%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3F62AD#3F62AD
HEX#3F62AD
RGBrgb(63, 98, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.3843, 0.6784
RGB percentages24.7%, 38.4%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(220.9, 46.6%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.9, 63.6%, 67.8%)
CMYK63.6%, 43.4%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,154,029
CSS custom property--colour: #3F62AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12809WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.9:1
Contrast with white5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#C09D52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#406AB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F60ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00737Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.3Steel blue · ΔE 22.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.8Royal blue · ΔE 26.4Slate blue · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD8A3F
Analogous#3F99AD, #533FAD
Triadic#AD3F62, #62AD3F
Split complementary#AD533F, #99AD3F
Tetradic#AD3F99, #AD8A3F, #3FAD53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCD6EC
Lighter +30%#A6B8DF
Lighter +20%#819AD1
Lighter +10%#5C7DC3
Darker −10%#314D88
Darker −20%#243862
Darker −30%#16223D
Darker −40%#090D17
More saturated +25%#2157CB
Less saturated −25%#5D6D8F

Channel breakdown

R63
G98
B173
Red63 (24.7%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue220.91°
Saturation (HSL)46.61%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3F · G 62 · B AD

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