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Recognised as Colour

#3252BF

  • #3252BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#3252BF is a blue with RGB values 50, 82, 191 and HSL 226°, 59%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#3252BF#3252BF
HEX#3252BF
RGBrgb(50, 82, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.3216, 0.749
RGB percentages19.6%, 32.2%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(226.4, 58.5%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.4, 73.8%, 74.9%)
CMYK73.8%, 57.1%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,297,983
CSS custom property--colour: #3252BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10474WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.79:1
Contrast with white6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#CDAD40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0062C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0055BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#006D80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.3Slate blue · ΔE 11.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.8Medium purple · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF9F32
Analogous#3299BF, #5832BF
Triadic#BF3252, #52BF32
Split complementary#BF5832, #99BF32
Tetradic#BF3299, #BF9F32, #32BF58

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBD4F2
Lighter +30%#A3B2E7
Lighter +20%#7B91DC
Lighter +10%#526FD2
Darker −10%#274197
Darker −20%#1D2F6E
Darker −30%#121E46
Darker −40%#080D1D
More saturated +25%#1442DD
Less saturated −25%#5062A1

Channel breakdown

R50
G82
B191
Red50 (19.6%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue226.38°
Saturation (HSL)58.51%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 52 · B BF

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