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Colour

#32277E

  • #32277E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#32277E is a blue with RGB values 50, 39, 126 and HSL 248°, 53%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#32277E#32277E
HEX#32277E
RGBrgb(50, 39, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.1529, 0.4941
RGB percentages19.6%, 15.3%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(247.6, 52.7%, 32.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.6, 69%, 49.4%)
CMYK60.3%, 69%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,286,910
CSS custom property--colour: #32277E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03636WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness58.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.16:1
Contrast with white12.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#CDD881

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003981no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#00327Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#043D4Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 6.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.6Indigo · ΔE 21.3Navy · ΔE 25.3Slate blue · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 6.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#737E27
Analogous#27477E, #5E277E
Triadic#7E3227, #277E32
Split complementary#7E5E27, #477E27
Tetradic#7E2747, #737E27, #277E5E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9D93DE
Lighter +30%#796CD2
Lighter +20%#5645C6
Lighter +10%#4133A5
Darker −10%#231B57
Darker −20%#130F30
Darker −30%#040309
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#231293
Less saturated −25%#413C69

Channel breakdown

R50
G39
B126
Red50 (19.6%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue247.59°
Saturation (HSL)52.73%
Lightness32.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 27 · B 7E

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