Colour

#325D85

#325D85
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#325D85 is a blue with RGB values 50, 93, 133 and HSL 209°, 45%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#325D85#325D85

HEX#325D85

RGBrgb(50, 93, 133)

RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.3647, 0.5216

RGB percentages19.6%, 36.5%, 52.2%

HSLhsl(208.9, 45.4%, 35.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(208.9, 62.4%, 52.2%)

CMYK62.4%, 30.1%, 0%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,300,741

CSS custom property--colour: #325D85;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.102WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness88.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.91:1

Contrast with white6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#CDA27A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C5E87no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original

Deuteranopia#415684no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00666Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.4 Slate grey · ΔE 21.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26 Dim grey · ΔE 27.6 Gray · ΔE 30.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#855A32

Analogous#328583, #323485

Triadic#85325D, #5D8532

Split complementary#853234, #858432

Tetradic#843285, #855A32, #338532

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A6C3DD

Lighter +30%#81A9CF

Lighter +20%#5B90C2

Lighter +10%#4077AA

Darker −10%#244360

Darker −20%#16293B

Darker −30%#080F16

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1B5E9C

Less saturated −25%#495C6E

Channel breakdown

R50

G93

B133

Red50 (19.6%)

Green93 (36.5%)

Blue133 (52.2%)

Hue208.92°

Saturation (HSL)45.36%

Lightness35.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 32 · G 5D · B 85

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