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Recognised as Colour

#3246BD

  • #3246BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#3246BD is a blue with RGB values 50, 70, 189 and HSL 231°, 58%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#3246BD#3246BD
HEX#3246BD
RGBrgb(50, 70, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.2745, 0.7412
RGB percentages19.6%, 27.5%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(231.4, 58.2%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.4, 73.5%, 74.1%)
CMYK73.5%, 63%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,294,909
CSS custom property--colour: #3246BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.65:1
Contrast with white7.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#CDB942

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#004DBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00657Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 12.3Royal blue · ΔE 14.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 20Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.3Medium purple · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 12.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDA932
Analogous#328CBD, #6332BD
Triadic#BD3246, #46BD32
Split complementary#BD6432, #8BBD32
Tetradic#BD328C, #BDA932, #32BD63

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CAD0F1
Lighter +30%#A2ACE6
Lighter +20%#7987DC
Lighter +10%#5163D1
Darker −10%#273795
Darker −20%#1D286C
Darker −30%#121944
Darker −40%#070A1C
More saturated +25%#1431DB
Less saturated −25%#505B9F

Channel breakdown

R50
G70
B189
Red50 (19.6%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue231.37°
Saturation (HSL)58.16%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 46 · B BD

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