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Recognised as Colour

#3248BA

  • #3248BA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#3248BA is a blue with RGB values 50, 72, 186 and HSL 230°, 58%, 46%. 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

#3248BA#3248BA
HEX#3248BA
RGBrgb(50, 72, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.2824, 0.7294
RGB percentages19.6%, 28.2%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(230.3, 57.6%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.3, 73.1%, 72.9%)
CMYK73.1%, 61.3%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,295,418
CSS custom property--colour: #3248BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08858WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.58:1
Contrast with white7.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#CDB745

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005ABEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#004EB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00657Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 11.7Royal blue · ΔE 13.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.7Medium purple · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 11.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAA432
Analogous#328CBA, #6032BA
Triadic#BA3248, #48BA32
Split complementary#BA6032, #8CBA32
Tetradic#BA328C, #BAA432, #32BA60

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C8CEF0
Lighter +30%#A0ABE5
Lighter +20%#7787DB
Lighter +10%#4F64D0
Darker −10%#273892
Darker −20%#1C296A
Darker −30%#121941
Darker −40%#070A19
More saturated +25%#1534D7
Less saturated −25%#505C9D

Channel breakdown

R50
G72
B186
Red50 (19.6%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue230.29°
Saturation (HSL)57.63%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 48 · B BA

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