Colour
#3232BC
- #3232BC
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#3232BC is a blue with RGB values 50, 50, 188 and HSL 240°, 58%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#3232BC#3232BC
HEX#3232BC
RGBrgb(50, 50, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.1961, 0.7373
RGB percentages19.6%, 19.6%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(240, 58%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 73.4%, 73.7%)
CMYK73.4%, 73.4%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,289,788
CSS custom property--colour: #3232BC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.0659WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.06:1
Contrast with white9.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#CDCD43
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BCBC32
Analogous#3277BC, #7732BC
Triadic#BC3232, #32BC32
Split complementary#BC7732, #77BC32
Tetradic#BC3277, #BCBC32, #32BC77
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R50
G50
B188
Red50 (19.6%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)57.98%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 32 · B BC
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