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Colour

#3261A9

  • #3261A9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3261A9 is a blue with RGB values 50, 97, 169 and HSL 216°, 54%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3261A9#3261A9
HEX#3261A9
RGBrgb(50, 97, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.3804, 0.6627
RGB percentages19.6%, 38%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(216.3, 54.3%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.3, 70.4%, 66.3%)
CMYK70.4%, 42.6%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,301,801
CSS custom property--colour: #3261A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12092WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.14:1
Contrast with white6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#CD9E56

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F67ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B5CA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00727Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 27Royal blue · ΔE 28.8Slate blue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A97A32
Analogous#329DA9, #3E32A9
Triadic#A93261, #61A932
Split complementary#A93E32, #9DA932
Tetradic#A9329D, #A97A32, #32A93E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCCFEB
Lighter +30%#95B2DF
Lighter +20%#6D96D4
Lighter +10%#4679C8
Darker −10%#264A82
Darker −20%#1B345A
Darker −30%#0F1D33
Darker −40%#03070C
More saturated +25%#175BC4
Less saturated −25%#4D678E

Channel breakdown

R50
G97
B169
Red50 (19.6%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue216.3°
Saturation (HSL)54.34%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 61 · B A9

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