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Colour

#3218C3

  • #3218C3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#3218C3 is a blue with RGB values 50, 24, 195 and HSL 249°, 78%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3218C3#3218C3
HEX#3218C3
RGBrgb(50, 24, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.0941, 0.7647
RGB percentages19.6%, 9.4%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(249.1, 78.1%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.1, 87.7%, 76.5%)
CMYK74.4%, 87.7%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,283,139
CSS custom property--colour: #3218C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05272WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.22:1
Contrast with white10.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#CDE73C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0048C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0039C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Tritanopia#005373no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.8Blue violet · ΔE 19Dark blue · ΔE 20.3Dark violet · ΔE 23.3Navy · ΔE 25.3Dark orchid · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A9C318
Analogous#1853C3, #8818C3
Triadic#C33218, #18C332
Split complementary#C38818, #53C318
Tetradic#C31853, #A9C318, #18C388

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCB2F5
Lighter +30%#9584F0
Lighter +20%#6D57EA
Lighter +10%#4629E5
Darker −10%#261296
Darker −20%#1B0D68
Darker −30%#0F073B
Darker −40%#03020D
More saturated +25%#2100DB
Less saturated −25%#4533A8

Channel breakdown

R50
G24
B195
Red50 (19.6%)
Green24 (9.4%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue249.12°
Saturation (HSL)78.08%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 18 · B C3

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