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#3E4286

#3e4286 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3e4286 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 25.88% green and 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.73% cyan, 50.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.45% black. Its hue angle is 236.67°, with 36.73% saturation and 38.43% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 3.42.

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Relative luminance0.0664

Complementary

  1. #3e4286
  2. #86823e

Split complementary

  1. #3e4286
  2. #865e3e
  3. #66863e

Analogous

  1. #3e6686
  2. #3e4286
  3. #5e3e86

Triadic

  1. #3e4286
  2. #863e42
  3. #42863e

Tetradic

  1. #3e4286
  2. #823e86
  3. #86823e
  4. #42863e

Square

  1. #3e4286
  2. #863e66
  3. #86823e
  4. #3e865e

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0e1d
  2. #262852
  3. #3e4286
  4. #5d61b4
  5. #9194cc

Shades

#3e4286 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e4286
  2. #383b79
  3. #32356b
  4. #2b2e5e
  5. #252850
  6. #1f2143
  7. #191a36
  8. #131428
  9. #0c0d1b
  10. #06070d
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e4286 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e4286
  2. #515592
  3. #65689e
  4. #787baa
  5. #8b8eb6
  6. #9fa1c3
  7. #b2b3cf
  8. #c5c6db
  9. #d8d9e7
  10. #ececf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e4286 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e4286
  2. #454885
  3. #4b4e85
  4. #525584
  5. #585b84
  6. #5f6183
  7. #666782
  8. #6c6d82
  9. #737481
  10. #797a81
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #454667 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #224c88 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1a4685 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1f515d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2f4887 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2c4485 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2e4b70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e4286 {
  color: #3e4286;
}
Background
.bg-3e4286 {
  background-color: #3e4286;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3e4286 {
  border: 2px solid #3e4286;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e4286;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 66 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 37% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e4286 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e4286, #5e3e86);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e4286 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 66 134 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 3.42 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.61 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.96 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.18 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.27 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.09 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 9.20 #c1bd79 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#3e4286  rgb(62, 66, 134)  hsl(237, 37%, 38%)  Dark Slate Blue
#86823e  rgb(134, 130, 62)  hsl(57, 37%, 38%)  Olive
#863e42  rgb(134, 62, 66)  hsl(357, 37%, 38%)  Cordovan
#42863e  rgb(66, 134, 62)  hsl(117, 37%, 38%)  Forest Green