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Recognised as Colour

#324F7B

  • #324F7B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#324F7B is a blue with RGB values 50, 79, 123 and HSL 216°, 42%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#324F7B#324F7B
HEX#324F7B
RGBrgb(50, 79, 123)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.3098, 0.4824
RGB percentages19.6%, 31%, 48.2%
HSLhsl(216.2, 42.2%, 33.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.2, 59.3%, 48.2%)
CMYK59.3%, 35.8%, 0%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,297,147
CSS custom property--colour: #324F7B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.077WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.27:1
Contrast with white8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#CDB084

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D527Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#344B7Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00595Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.6Slate grey · ΔE 26.9Light slate grey · ΔE 28.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.9Dim grey · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7B5E32
Analogous#32747B, #39327B
Triadic#7B324F, #4F7B32
Split complementary#7B3A32, #747B32
Tetradic#7B3274, #7B5E32, #327B39

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A0B7D9
Lighter +30%#7C9BCA
Lighter +20%#587FBB
Lighter +10%#41669F
Darker −10%#233857
Darker −20%#152032
Darker −30%#06090E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1C4B91
Less saturated −25%#485365

Channel breakdown

R50
G79
B123
Red50 (19.6%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue123 (48.2%)
Hue216.16°
Saturation (HSL)42.2%
Lightness33.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 4F · B 7B

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