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#3F445A

#3f445a ≈ Charcoal

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#3f445a is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.71% red, 26.67% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30% cyan, 24.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 64.71% black. Its hue angle is 228.89°, with 17.65% saturation and 30% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 9.45.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0593

Complementary

  1. #3f445a
  2. #5a553f

Split complementary

  1. #3f445a
  2. #5a473f
  3. #525a3f

Analogous

  1. #3f525a
  2. #3f445a
  3. #473f5a

Triadic

  1. #3f445a
  2. #5a3f44
  3. #445a3f

Tetradic

  1. #3f445a
  2. #553f5a
  3. #5a553f
  4. #445a3f

Square

  1. #3f445a
  2. #5a3f52
  3. #5a553f
  4. #3f5a47

Monochromatic

  1. #08090c
  2. #1f222d
  3. #3f445a
  4. #5e6687
  5. #878eab

Shades

#3f445a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3f445a
  2. #393d51
  3. #323648
  4. #2c303f
  5. #262936
  6. #20222d
  7. #191b24
  8. #13141b
  9. #0d0e12
  10. #060709
  11. #000000

Tints

#3f445a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3f445a
  2. #52576b
  3. #65697b
  4. #797c8c
  5. #8c8f9c
  6. #9fa2ad
  7. #b2b4bd
  8. #c5c7ce
  9. #d9dade
  10. #ececef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3f445a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3f445a
  2. #464a5e
  3. #4c5062
  4. #535665
  5. #595c69
  6. #60626d
  7. #666871
  8. #6d6e75
  9. #737478
  10. #7a7a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #43454e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e465b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c4459 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #38484b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e455b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d445a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3b4652 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3f445a {
  color: #3f445a;
}
Background
.bg-3f445a {
  background-color: #3f445a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3f445a {
  border: 2px solid #3f445a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3f445a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 63 68 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 18% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3f445a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3f445a, #473f5a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3f445a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(63 68 90 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.45 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 11.78 #353839 Onyx ΔE 11.79 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 11.81 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 11.98 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 12.40 #343434 Jet ΔE 12.40 #c0bba5 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#3f445a  rgb(63, 68, 90)  hsl(229, 18%, 30%)  Charcoal
#5a553f  rgb(90, 85, 63)  hsl(49, 18%, 30%)  Rifle Green
#5a3f44  rgb(90, 63, 68)  hsl(349, 18%, 30%)  Eggplant
#445a3f  rgb(68, 90, 63)  hsl(109, 18%, 30%)  Hunter Green