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#3C4C61

#3c4c61 ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#3c4c61 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 29.8% green and 38.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.14% cyan, 21.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 61.96% black. Its hue angle is 214.05°, with 23.57% saturation and 30.78% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 6.17.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0699

Complementary

  1. #3c4c61
  2. #61513c

Split complementary

  1. #3c4c61
  2. #613e3c
  3. #5e613c

Analogous

  1. #3c5e61
  2. #3c4c61
  3. #3e3c61

Triadic

  1. #3c4c61
  2. #613c4c
  3. #4c613c

Tetradic

  1. #3c4c61
  2. #513c61
  3. #61513c
  4. #4c613c

Square

  1. #3c4c61
  2. #613c5e
  3. #61513c
  4. #3c613e

Monochromatic

  1. #080a0d
  2. #1f2732
  3. #3c4c61
  4. #597190
  5. #8398b3

Shades

#3c4c61 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3c4c61
  2. #364457
  3. #303d4e
  4. #2a3544
  5. #242e3a
  6. #1e2631
  7. #181e27
  8. #12171d
  9. #0c0f13
  10. #06080a
  11. #000000

Tints

#3c4c61 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3c4c61
  2. #505e71
  3. #637081
  4. #778290
  5. #8a94a0
  6. #9ea6b0
  7. #b1b7c0
  8. #c5c9d0
  9. #d8dbdf
  10. #ecedef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3c4c61 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3c4c61
  2. #435164
  3. #4a5667
  4. #505c6a
  5. #57616d
  6. #5e6671
  7. #656b74
  8. #6c7077
  9. #72767a
  10. #797b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #454b55 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #444d62 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #404961 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #305153 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #414c62 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f4a61 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #354f59 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3c4c61 {
  color: #3c4c61;
}
Background
.bg-3c4c61 {
  background-color: #3c4c61;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3c4c61 {
  border: 2px solid #3c4c61;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3c4c61;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 76 97;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 24% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3c4c61 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3c4c61, #3e3c61);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3c4c61 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 76 97 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 6.17 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 9.47 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 9.81 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 10.71 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 10.73 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 11.07 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 11.27 #c3b39e Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Charcoal
#3c4c61  rgb(60, 76, 97)  hsl(214, 24%, 31%)  Charcoal
#61513c  rgb(97, 81, 60)  hsl(34, 24%, 31%)  Umber
#613c4c  rgb(97, 60, 76)  hsl(334, 24%, 31%)  Eggplant
#4c613c  rgb(76, 97, 60)  hsl(94, 24%, 31%)  Hunter Green