Colour

#32517E

#32517E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#32517E is a blue with RGB values 50, 81, 126 and HSL 216°, 43%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#32517E#32517E

HEX#32517E

RGBrgb(50, 81, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.3176, 0.4941

RGB percentages19.6%, 31.8%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(215.5, 43.2%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(215.5, 60.3%, 49.4%)

CMYK60.3%, 35.7%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,297,662

CSS custom property--colour: #32517E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08069WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness80.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.03:1

Contrast with white8.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#CDAE81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3E5480no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#354D7Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Tritanopia#005B61no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.5 Slate grey · ΔE 26.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.4 Dim grey · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7E5F32

Analogous#32777E, #39327E

Triadic#7E3251, #517E32

Split complementary#7E3932, #777E32

Tetradic#7E3277, #7E5F32, #327E39

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A2B9DA

Lighter +30%#7D9DCC

Lighter +20%#5982BD

Lighter +10%#4068A3

Darker −10%#243A59

Darker −20%#152235

Darker −30%#070B10

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1C4D94

Less saturated −25%#485568

Channel breakdown

R50

G81

B126

Red50 (19.6%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue215.53°

Saturation (HSL)43.18%

Lightness34.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 32 · G 51 · B 7E

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Colour values

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