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Colour

#32359B

  • #32359B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#32359B is a blue with RGB values 50, 53, 155 and HSL 238°, 51%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#32359B#32359B
HEX#32359B
RGBrgb(50, 53, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.2078, 0.6078
RGB percentages19.6%, 20.8%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(238.3, 51.2%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.3, 67.7%, 60.8%)
CMYK67.7%, 65.8%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,290,523
CSS custom property--colour: #32359B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05591WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.91:1
Contrast with white9.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#CDCA64

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00489Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Deuteranopia#003E99no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Tritanopia#004F63no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 14.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.5Slate blue · ΔE 17.5Indigo · ΔE 21Royal blue · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 14.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9B9832
Analogous#326A9B, #63329B
Triadic#9B3235, #359B32
Split complementary#9B6332, #6A9B32
Tetradic#9B326A, #9B9832, #329B63

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B3B4E6
Lighter +30%#8C8EDA
Lighter +20%#6668CD
Lighter +10%#3F43C1
Darker −10%#262874
Darker −20%#191B4E
Darker −30%#0D0D27
Darker −40%#000001
More saturated +25%#181DB5
Less saturated −25%#4C4D81

Channel breakdown

R50
G53
B155
Red50 (19.6%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue238.29°
Saturation (HSL)51.22%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 35 · B 9B

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