Colour

#32487B

#32487B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#32487B is a blue with RGB values 50, 72, 123 and HSL 222°, 42%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#32487B

RGBrgb(50, 72, 123)

RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.2824, 0.4824

RGB percentages19.6%, 28.2%, 48.2%

HSLhsl(221.9, 42.2%, 33.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.9, 59.3%, 48.2%)

CMYK59.3%, 41.5%, 0%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,295,355

CSS custom property--colour: #32487B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06743WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness74.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.94:1

Contrast with white8.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#CDB784

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#324D7Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#29467Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00535Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.8 Steel blue · ΔE 24.5 Slate grey · ΔE 31.9 Midnight blue · ΔE 33.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 33.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 34.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7B6532

Analogous#326C7B, #41327B

Triadic#7B3248, #487B32

Split complementary#7B4132, #6D7B32

Tetradic#7B326C, #7B6532, #327B41

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A0B1D9

Lighter +30%#7C94CA

Lighter +20%#5876BB

Lighter +10%#415D9F

Darker −10%#233357

Darker −20%#151E32

Darker −30%#06080E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1C3F91

Less saturated −25%#485165

Channel breakdown

R50

G72

B123

Red50 (19.6%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue123 (48.2%)

Hue221.92°

Saturation (HSL)42.2%

Lightness33.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 32 · G 48 · B 7B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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