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Recognised as Colour

#32397A

  • #32397A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#32397A is a blue with RGB values 50, 57, 122 and HSL 234°, 42%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#32397A#32397A
HEX#32397A
RGBrgb(50, 57, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.2235, 0.4784
RGB percentages19.6%, 22.4%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(234.2, 41.9%, 33.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.2, 59%, 47.8%)
CMYK59%, 53.3%, 0%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,291,514
CSS custom property--colour: #32397A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0501WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.49:1
Contrast with white10.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#CDC685

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#16427Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#083C79no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#074854no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 9.9Midnight blue · ΔE 21Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.2Slate blue · ΔE 32.5Steel blue · ΔE 34.4Royal blue · ΔE 35.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 9.91, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7A7332
Analogous#325D7A, #4F327A
Triadic#7A3239, #397A32
Split complementary#7A4F32, #5D7A32
Tetradic#7A325D, #7A7332, #327A4F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A0A5D8
Lighter +30%#7C83C9
Lighter +20%#5861BA
Lighter +10%#414A9E
Darker −10%#232856
Darker −20%#141732
Darker −30%#06060D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1C2890
Less saturated −25%#484A65

Channel breakdown

R50
G57
B122
Red50 (19.6%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue234.17°
Saturation (HSL)41.86%
Lightness33.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 39 · B 7A

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