Recognised as Colour
#3217B0
- #3217B0
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#3217B0 is a blue with RGB values 50, 23, 176 and HSL 251°, 77%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#3217B0#3217B0
HEX#3217B0
RGBrgb(50, 23, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.0902, 0.6902
RGB percentages19.6%, 9%, 69%
HSLhsl(250.6, 76.9%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.6, 86.9%, 69%)
CMYK71.6%, 86.9%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,282,864
CSS custom property--colour: #3217B0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04425WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.14:1
Contrast with white11.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#CDE84F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#95B017
Analogous#1748B0, #7F17B0
Triadic#B03217, #17B032
Split complementary#B07F17, #48B017
Tetradic#B01748, #95B017, #17B07F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R50
G23
B176
Red50 (19.6%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue250.59°
Saturation (HSL)76.88%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 17 · B B0
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