Colour

#32456C

#32456C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#32456C is a blue with RGB values 50, 69, 108 and HSL 220°, 37%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#32456C

RGBrgb(50, 69, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.2706, 0.4235

RGB percentages19.6%, 27.1%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(220.3, 36.7%, 31%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.3, 53.7%, 42.4%)

CMYK53.7%, 36.1%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,294,572

CSS custom property--colour: #32456C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06017WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness69.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.53:1

Contrast with white9.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#444444

Inverted#CDBA93

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#36486Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#2F436Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#174D53no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 25.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.3 Slate grey · ΔE 28.3 Dim grey · ΔE 29.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 25.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6C5932

Analogous#32626C, #3C326C

Triadic#6C3245, #456C32

Split complementary#6C3C32, #626C32

Tetradic#6C3262, #6C5932, #326C3C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#9AACD0

Lighter +30%#778FC0

Lighter +20%#5472B0

Lighter +10%#425B8F

Darker −10%#222F49

Darker −20%#121826

Darker −30%#020203

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1E3E80

Less saturated −25%#464C58

Channel breakdown

R50

G69

B108

Red50 (19.6%)

Green69 (27.1%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue220.34°

Saturation (HSL)36.71%

Lightness30.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 32 · G 45 · B 6C

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