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#3E4875

#3e4875 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#3e4875 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 28.24% green and 45.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.01% cyan, 38.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.12% black. Its hue angle is 229.09°, with 30.73% saturation and 35.1% 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 8.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 7.39.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0694

Complementary

  1. #3e4875
  2. #756b3e

Split complementary

  1. #3e4875
  2. #75503e
  3. #64753e

Analogous

  1. #3e6475
  2. #3e4875
  3. #503e75

Triadic

  1. #3e4875
  2. #753e48
  3. #48753e

Tetradic

  1. #3e4875
  2. #6b3e75
  3. #756b3e
  4. #48753e

Square

  1. #3e4875
  2. #753e64
  3. #756b3e
  4. #3e7550

Monochromatic

  1. #090a11
  2. #242943
  3. #3e4875
  4. #5967a7
  5. #8b95c1

Shades

#3e4875 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e4875
  2. #384169
  3. #323a5e
  4. #2b3252
  5. #252b46
  6. #1f243b
  7. #191d2f
  8. #131623
  9. #0c0e17
  10. #06070c
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e4875 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e4875
  2. #515a83
  3. #656d91
  4. #787f9e
  5. #8b91ac
  6. #9fa4ba
  7. #b2b6c8
  8. #c5c8d6
  9. #d8dae3
  10. #ecedf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e4875 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e4875
  2. #454e76
  3. #4b5377
  4. #525978
  5. #585e79
  6. #5f647b
  7. #666a7c
  8. #6c6f7d
  9. #73757e
  10. #797a7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #464a5e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #384d77 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #334874 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2b5159 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a4b76 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #384874 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #334e65 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e4875 {
  color: #3e4875;
}
Background
.bg-3e4875 {
  background-color: #3e4875;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3e4875 {
  border: 2px solid #3e4875;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e4875;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 72 117;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 31% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e4875 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e4875, #503e75);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e4875 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 72 117 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.39 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 9.02 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 10.26 #003399 Smalt ΔE 10.87 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 11.56 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 11.66 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 11.81 #c1b78a Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#3e4875  rgb(62, 72, 117)  hsl(229, 31%, 35%)  Dark Slate Blue
#756b3e  rgb(117, 107, 62)  hsl(49, 31%, 35%)  Raw Umber
#753e48  rgb(117, 62, 72)  hsl(349, 31%, 35%)  Tuscan Red
#48753e  rgb(72, 117, 62)  hsl(109, 31%, 35%)  Fern Green