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Colour

#3245B0

  • #3245B0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#3245B0 is a blue with RGB values 50, 69, 176 and HSL 231°, 56%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#3245B0#3245B0
HEX#3245B0
RGBrgb(50, 69, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.2706, 0.6902
RGB percentages19.6%, 27.1%, 69%
HSLhsl(231, 55.8%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231, 71.6%, 69%)
CMYK71.6%, 60.8%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,294,640
CSS custom property--colour: #3245B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08069WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.03:1
Contrast with white8.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#CDBA4F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0056B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Tritanopia#006074no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 13Royal blue · ΔE 15.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.9Midnight blue · ΔE 20.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 12.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B09D32
Analogous#3284B0, #5E32B0
Triadic#B03245, #45B032
Split complementary#B05E32, #84B032
Tetradic#B03284, #B09D32, #32B05E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1C7ED
Lighter +30%#99A4E2
Lighter +20%#7181D7
Lighter +10%#4A5DCB
Darker −10%#273588
Darker −20%#1B2661
Darker −30%#101639
Darker −40%#050711
More saturated +25%#1631CC
Less saturated −25%#4E5994

Channel breakdown

R50
G69
B176
Red50 (19.6%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue230.95°
Saturation (HSL)55.75%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 45 · B B0

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