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Colour

#3232A9

  • #3232A9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#3232A9 is a blue with RGB values 50, 50, 169 and HSL 240°, 54%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#3232A9#3232A9
HEX#3232A9
RGBrgb(50, 50, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.1961, 0.6627
RGB percentages19.6%, 19.6%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(240, 54.3%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 70.4%, 66.3%)
CMYK70.4%, 70.4%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,289,769
CSS custom property--colour: #3232A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05824WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.7:1
Contrast with white9.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#CDCD56

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004AADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#003FA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00536Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.2Slate blue · ΔE 17.6Navy · ΔE 18.1Indigo · ΔE 18.2Dark blue · ΔE 18.9Midnight blue · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 17.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A9A932
Analogous#326EA9, #6E32A9
Triadic#A93232, #32A932
Split complementary#A96E32, #6EA932
Tetradic#A9326E, #A9A932, #32A96E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCBCEB
Lighter +30%#9595DF
Lighter +20%#6D6DD4
Lighter +10%#4646C8
Darker −10%#262682
Darker −20%#1B1B5A
Darker −30%#0F0F33
Darker −40%#03030C
More saturated +25%#1717C4
Less saturated −25%#4D4D8E

Channel breakdown

R50
G50
B169
Red50 (19.6%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)54.34%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 32 · B A9

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