Colour

#3F7480

#3F7480
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#3F7480 is a cyan with RGB values 63, 116, 128 and HSL 191°, 34%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#3F7480

RGBrgb(63, 116, 128)

RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.4549, 0.502

RGB percentages24.7%, 45.5%, 50.2%

HSLhsl(191.1, 34%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(191.1, 50.8%, 50.2%)

CMYK50.8%, 9.4%, 0%, 49.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,158,592

CSS custom property--colour: #3F7480;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15106WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.22:1

Contrast with white5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#C08B7F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B7181no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#616980no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Tritanopia#1A7978no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 14 Teal · ΔE 15.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.9 Cadetblue · ΔE 17 Dark cyan · ΔE 18

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 13.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#804B3F

Analogous#3F806C, #3F5380

Triadic#803F74, #74803F

Split complementary#803F53, #806C3F

Tetradic#6C3F80, #804B3F, #53803F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B2D2D9

Lighter +30%#90BEC8

Lighter +20%#6EAAB7

Lighter +10%#5093A2

Darker −10%#2E555E

Darker −20%#1D363C

Darker −30%#0D1719

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#278398

Less saturated −25%#576568

Channel breakdown

R63

G116

B128

Red63 (24.7%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue128 (50.2%)

Hue191.08°

Saturation (HSL)34.03%

Lightness37.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3F · G 74 · B 80

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