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Recognised as Colour

#325FA8

  • #325FA8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#325FA8 is a blue with RGB values 50, 95, 168 and HSL 217°, 54%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#325FA8#325FA8
HEX#325FA8
RGBrgb(50, 95, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.3725, 0.6588
RGB percentages19.6%, 37.3%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(217.1, 54.1%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.1, 70.2%, 65.9%)
CMYK70.2%, 43.5%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,301,288
CSS custom property--colour: #325FA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1169WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.29:1
Contrast with white6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#CDA057

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C66ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#285BA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00707Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.3Steel blue · ΔE 21.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.1Royal blue · ΔE 28.1Slate blue · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A87B32
Analogous#329AA8, #4032A8
Triadic#A8325F, #5FA832
Split complementary#A84032, #9AA832
Tetradic#A8329A, #A87B32, #32A840

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBCDEB
Lighter +30%#94B1DF
Lighter +20%#6D94D3
Lighter +10%#4577C8
Darker −10%#264981
Darker −20%#1B3359
Darker −30%#0F1C32
Darker −40%#03060B
More saturated +25%#1759C3
Less saturated −25%#4D658D

Channel breakdown

R50
G95
B168
Red50 (19.6%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue217.12°
Saturation (HSL)54.13%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 5F · B A8

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