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Recognised as Colour

#32609E

  • #32609E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#32609E is a blue with RGB values 50, 96, 158 and HSL 214°, 52%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#32609E#32609E
HEX#32609E
RGBrgb(50, 96, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.3765, 0.6196
RGB percentages19.6%, 37.6%, 62%
HSLhsl(214.4, 51.9%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.4, 68.4%, 62%)
CMYK68.4%, 39.2%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,301,534
CSS custom property--colour: #32609E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11512WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.36:1
Contrast with white6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#CD9F61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4465A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#345B9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006E77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.5Slate grey · ΔE 31.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.8Light slate grey · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9E7032
Analogous#32969E, #3A329E
Triadic#9E3260, #609E32
Split complementary#9E3A32, #969E32
Tetradic#9E3296, #9E7032, #329E3A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5CAE7
Lighter +30%#8EAFDB
Lighter +20%#6793CF
Lighter +10%#4078C3
Darker −10%#264877
Darker −20%#193151
Darker −30%#0D192A
Darker −40%#010203
More saturated +25%#185CB8
Less saturated −25%#4C6484

Channel breakdown

R50
G96
B158
Red50 (19.6%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue214.44°
Saturation (HSL)51.92%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 60 · B 9E

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