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Recognised as Colour

#32256E

  • #32256E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#32256E is a blue with RGB values 50, 37, 110 and HSL 251°, 50%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#32256E#32256E
HEX#32256E
RGBrgb(50, 37, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.1451, 0.4314
RGB percentages19.6%, 14.5%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(250.7, 49.7%, 28.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.7, 66.4%, 43.1%)
CMYK54.5%, 66.4%, 0%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,286,382
CSS custom property--colour: #32256E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03127WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness54.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.92:1
Contrast with white12.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#CDDA91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003370no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Deuteranopia#002F6Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Tritanopia#1B3745no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 10.5Midnight blue · ΔE 11.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.1Indigo · ΔE 27.7Slate blue · ΔE 31.5Navy · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 10.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#616E25
Analogous#253C6E, #57256E
Triadic#6E3225, #256E32
Split complementary#6E5725, #3C6E25
Tetradic#6E253C, #616E25, #256E57

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9688D7
Lighter +30%#7462CA
Lighter +20%#553FBA
Lighter +10%#433294
Darker −10%#211848
Darker −20%#0F0B22
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#261380
Less saturated −25%#3E375C

Channel breakdown

R50
G37
B110
Red50 (19.6%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue250.68°
Saturation (HSL)49.66%
Lightness28.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 25 · B 6E

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