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Colour

#3218FF

  • #3218FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#3218FF is a blue with RGB values 50, 24, 255 and HSL 247°, 100%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#3218FF#3218FF
HEX#3218FF
RGBrgb(50, 24, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.0941, 1
RGB percentages19.6%, 9.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(246.8, 100%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.8, 90.6%, 100%)
CMYK80.4%, 90.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,283,199
CSS custom property--colour: #3218FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08551WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.75:1
Contrast with white7.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#CDE700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0047FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Tritanopia#006D97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 113 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 6.6Medium blue · ΔE 17.6Blue violet · ΔE 29.8Dark violet · ΔE 33.1Dark orchid · ΔE 45.1Dark blue · ΔE 47.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 6.58, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5FF18
Analogous#1871FF, #A618FF
Triadic#FF3218, #18FF32
Split complementary#FFA618, #71FF18
Tetradic#FF1871, #E5FF18, #18FFA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7E4FF
Lighter +30%#BAB1FF
Lighter +20%#8D7EFF
Lighter +10%#5F4BFF
Darker −10%#1A00E4
Darker −20%#1400B1
Darker −30%#0E007E
Darker −40%#08004B
More saturated +25%#3218FF
Less saturated −25%#4835E2

Channel breakdown

R50
G24
B255
Red50 (19.6%)
Green24 (9.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue246.75°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 18 · B FF

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