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Recognised as Colour

#3233D6

  • #3233D6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#3233D6 is a blue with RGB values 50, 51, 214 and HSL 240°, 67%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3233D6#3233D6
HEX#3233D6
RGBrgb(50, 51, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.2, 0.8392
RGB percentages19.6%, 20%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(239.6, 66.7%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239.6, 76.6%, 83.9%)
CMYK76.6%, 76.2%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,290,070
CSS custom property--colour: #3233D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07901WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.14:1
Contrast with white8.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#CDCC29

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0047D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Tritanopia#006483no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 18.9Blue violet · ΔE 19.8Dark blue · ΔE 23.4Dark violet · ΔE 26.3Dark orchid · ΔE 26.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 18.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6D532
Analogous#3285D6, #8332D6
Triadic#D63233, #33D632
Split complementary#D68332, #85D632
Tetradic#D63285, #D6D532, #32D683

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCDCF8
Lighter +30%#B2B2F0
Lighter +20%#8788E7
Lighter +10%#5D5DDF
Darker −10%#2424B2
Darker −20%#1B1C87
Darker −30%#12135D
Darker −40%#0A0A32
More saturated +25%#1315F5
Less saturated −25%#5151B7

Channel breakdown

R50
G51
B214
Red50 (19.6%)
Green51 (20%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue239.63°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 33 · B D6

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