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Recognised as Colour

#323B4A

  • #323B4A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#323B4A is a blue with RGB values 50, 59, 74 and HSL 218°, 19%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#323B4A#323B4A
HEX#323B4A
RGBrgb(50, 59, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.2314, 0.2902
RGB percentages19.6%, 23.1%, 29%
HSLhsl(217.5, 19.4%, 24.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.5, 32.4%, 29%)
CMYK32.4%, 20.3%, 0%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,291,978
CSS custom property--colour: #323B4A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness58.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.29:1
Contrast with white11.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#CDC4B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#363C4Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#34394Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#2B3E40no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.3Dim grey · ΔE 22.3Black · ΔE 26.7Slate grey · ΔE 28.3Gray · ΔE 30.8Light slate grey · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 15.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4A4132
Analogous#32474A, #35324A
Triadic#4A323B, #3B4A32
Split complementary#4A3532, #474A32
Tetradic#4A3247, #4A4132, #324A35

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#92A0B6
Lighter +30%#7485A1
Lighter +20%#5B6C87
Lighter +10%#475368
Darker −10%#1D232C
Darker −20%#090A0D
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#23375A
Less saturated −25%#3E3E3E

Channel breakdown

R50
G59
B74
Red50 (19.6%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue217.5°
Saturation (HSL)19.35%
Lightness24.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 3B · B 4A

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