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Colour

#3252A0

  • #3252A0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3252A0 is a blue with RGB values 50, 82, 160 and HSL 223°, 52%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3252A0#3252A0
HEX#3252A0
RGBrgb(50, 82, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.3216, 0.6275
RGB percentages19.6%, 32.2%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(222.5, 52.4%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.5, 68.8%, 62.7%)
CMYK68.8%, 48.8%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,297,952
CSS custom property--colour: #3252A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09251WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.37:1
Contrast with white7.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#CDAD5F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#285BA3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0D519Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#006471no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.9Royal blue · ΔE 25.1Slate blue · ΔE 25.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.3Midnight blue · ΔE 26.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A08032
Analogous#3289A0, #4932A0
Triadic#A03252, #52A032
Split complementary#A04932, #89A032
Tetradic#A03289, #A08032, #32A049

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B6C4E8
Lighter +30%#8FA5DC
Lighter +20%#6886D0
Lighter +10%#4167C4
Darker −10%#263E79
Darker −20%#1A2A52
Darker −30%#0E162B
Darker −40%#010205
More saturated +25%#1847BA
Less saturated −25%#4C5D86

Channel breakdown

R50
G82
B160
Red50 (19.6%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue222.55°
Saturation (HSL)52.38%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 52 · B A0

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