Colour

#324A78

#324A78
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#324A78 is a blue with RGB values 50, 74, 120 and HSL 219°, 41%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#324A78#324A78

HEX#324A78

RGBrgb(50, 74, 120)

RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.2902, 0.4706

RGB percentages19.6%, 29%, 47.1%

HSLhsl(219.4, 41.2%, 33.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.4, 58.3%, 47.1%)

CMYK58.3%, 38.3%, 0%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,295,864

CSS custom property--colour: #324A78;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06932WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness74.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.8:1

Contrast with white8.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#CDB587

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#374E7Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#2E4777no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Tritanopia#04545Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 23.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.2 Slate grey · ΔE 29.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 31.2 Dim grey · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 23.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#786032

Analogous#326D78, #3D3278

Triadic#78324A, #4A7832

Split complementary#783D32, #6D7832

Tetradic#78326D, #786032, #32783D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9FB2D7

Lighter +30%#7B95C8

Lighter +20%#5779B9

Lighter +10%#41609C

Darker −10%#233454

Darker −20%#141E30

Darker −30%#05070C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1D438D

Less saturated −25%#475163

Channel breakdown

R50

G74

B120

Red50 (19.6%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue120 (47.1%)

Hue219.43°

Saturation (HSL)41.18%

Lightness33.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 32 · G 4A · B 78

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