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Recognised as Colour

#323BB0

  • #323BB0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#323BB0 is a blue with RGB values 50, 59, 176 and HSL 236°, 56%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#323BB0#323BB0
HEX#323BB0
RGBrgb(50, 59, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.2314, 0.6902
RGB percentages19.6%, 23.1%, 69%
HSLhsl(235.7, 55.8%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.7, 71.6%, 69%)
CMYK71.6%, 66.5%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,292,080
CSS custom property--colour: #323BB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06941WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.79:1
Contrast with white8.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#CDC44F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0050B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0045AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Tritanopia#005A70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 14.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.5Royal blue · ΔE 19Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.2Midnight blue · ΔE 21.3Indigo · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 14.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0A732
Analogous#327AB0, #6832B0
Triadic#B0323B, #3BB032
Split complementary#B06832, #7AB032
Tetradic#B0327A, #B0A732, #32B068

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1C4ED
Lighter +30%#999EE2
Lighter +20%#7179D7
Lighter +10%#4A53CB
Darker −10%#272E88
Darker −20%#1B2061
Darker −30%#101339
Darker −40%#050611
More saturated +25%#1623CC
Less saturated −25%#4E5394

Channel breakdown

R50
G59
B176
Red50 (19.6%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue235.71°
Saturation (HSL)55.75%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 3B · B B0

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