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Recognised as Colour

#32457A

  • #32457A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#32457A is a blue with RGB values 50, 69, 122 and HSL 224°, 42%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#32457A#32457A
HEX#32457A
RGBrgb(50, 69, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.2706, 0.4784
RGB percentages19.6%, 27.1%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(224.2, 41.9%, 33.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.2, 59%, 47.8%)
CMYK59%, 43.4%, 0%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,294,586
CSS custom property--colour: #32457A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06339WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.26:1
Contrast with white9.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#CDBA85

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E4B7Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#254479no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#025159no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.9Steel blue · ΔE 26.2Midnight blue · ΔE 31.3Slate grey · ΔE 33.7Light slate grey · ΔE 35.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 35.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7A6732
Analogous#32697A, #43327A
Triadic#7A3245, #457A32
Split complementary#7A4332, #697A32
Tetradic#7A3269, #7A6732, #327A43

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A0AFD8
Lighter +30%#7C90C9
Lighter +20%#5872BA
Lighter +10%#41599E
Darker −10%#233156
Darker −20%#141C32
Darker −30%#06080D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1C3B90
Less saturated −25%#484F65

Channel breakdown

R50
G69
B122
Red50 (19.6%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue224.17°
Saturation (HSL)41.86%
Lightness33.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 45 · B 7A

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