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Recognised as Colour

#32599C

  • #32599C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#32599C is a blue with RGB values 50, 89, 156 and HSL 218°, 51%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#32599C#32599C
HEX#32599C
RGBrgb(50, 89, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.349, 0.6118
RGB percentages19.6%, 34.9%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(217.9, 51.5%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.9, 67.9%, 61.2%)
CMYK67.9%, 42.9%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,299,740
CSS custom property--colour: #32599C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10223WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.9:1
Contrast with white6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#CDA663

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A5F9Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#29559Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#006873no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.6Steel blue · ΔE 21.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.1Royal blue · ΔE 31.6Slate blue · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9C7532
Analogous#328E9C, #40329C
Triadic#9C3259, #599C32
Split complementary#9C4032, #8E9C32
Tetradic#9C328E, #9C7532, #329C40

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B3C6E7
Lighter +30%#8DA9DA
Lighter +20%#668CCE
Lighter +10%#3F6FC2
Darker −10%#264375
Darker −20%#192D4F
Darker −30%#0D1728
Darker −40%#000102
More saturated +25%#1852B6
Less saturated −25%#4C6082

Channel breakdown

R50
G89
B156
Red50 (19.6%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue217.92°
Saturation (HSL)51.46%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 59 · B 9C

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