Recognised as Colour
#321AAD
- #321AAD
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#321AAD is a blue with RGB values 50, 26, 173 and HSL 250°, 74%, 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
#321AAD#321AAD
HEX#321AAD
RGBrgb(50, 26, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.102, 0.6784
RGB percentages19.6%, 10.2%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(249.8, 73.9%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.8, 85%, 67.8%)
CMYK71.1%, 85%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,283,629
CSS custom property--colour: #321AAD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04434WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.13:1
Contrast with white11.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#CDE552
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.13:1WCAG 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#95AD1A
Analogous#1A4BAD, #7C1AAD
Triadic#AD321A, #1AAD32
Split complementary#AD7C1A, #4BAD1A
Tetradic#AD1A4B, #95AD1A, #1AAD7C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R50
G26
B173
Red50 (19.6%)
Green26 (10.2%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue249.8°
Saturation (HSL)73.87%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 1A · B AD
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