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Recognised as Colour

#3216BC

  • #3216BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#3216BC is a blue with RGB values 50, 22, 188 and HSL 250°, 79%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3216BC#3216BC
HEX#3216BC
RGBrgb(50, 22, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.0863, 0.7373
RGB percentages19.6%, 8.6%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(250.1, 79%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.1, 88.3%, 73.7%)
CMYK73.4%, 88.3%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,282,620
CSS custom property--colour: #3216BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04883WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.62:1
Contrast with white10.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#CDE943

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0045C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0037B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Tritanopia#004F6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.2Dark blue · ΔE 17.6Blue violet · ΔE 19.9Navy · ΔE 22.5Dark violet · ΔE 23.8Dark orchid · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A0BC16
Analogous#164DBC, #8516BC
Triadic#BC3216, #16BC32
Split complementary#BC8516, #4DBC16
Tetradic#BC164D, #A0BC16, #16BC85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B6A9F5
Lighter +30%#8F7BF0
Lighter +20%#684EEA
Lighter +10%#4120E5
Darker −10%#26118E
Darker −20%#1A0B61
Darker −30%#0E0633
Darker −40%#010105
More saturated +25%#2300D2
Less saturated −25%#4330A2

Channel breakdown

R50
G22
B188
Red50 (19.6%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue250.12°
Saturation (HSL)79.05%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 16 · B BC

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