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Recognised as Colour

#322A51

  • #322A51
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#322A51 is a blue with RGB values 50, 42, 81 and HSL 252°, 32%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#322A51#322A51
HEX#322A51
RGBrgb(50, 42, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.1647, 0.3176
RGB percentages19.6%, 16.5%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(252.3, 31.7%, 24.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.3, 48.1%, 31.8%)
CMYK38.3%, 48.1%, 0%, 68.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,287,633
CSS custom property--colour: #322A51;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02928WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness50.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.24:1
Contrast with white13.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#CDD5AE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1D3052no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#1E2F50no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#2A3139no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.3Midnight blue · ΔE 32.3Black · ΔE 33.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 34.1Dim grey · ΔE 36.4Steel blue · ΔE 38.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 25.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#49512A
Analogous#2A3551, #462A51
Triadic#51322A, #2A5132
Split complementary#51462A, #35512A
Tetradic#512A35, #49512A, #2A5146

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9286C1
Lighter +30%#7465AF
Lighter +20%#5B4D94
Lighter +10%#473B73
Darker −10%#1D192F
Darker −20%#09070E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#291B60
Less saturated −25%#3B3942

Channel breakdown

R50
G42
B81
Red50 (19.6%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue252.31°
Saturation (HSL)31.71%
Lightness24.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 2A · B 51

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