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Recognised as Colour

#3263B2

  • #3263B2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#3263B2 is a blue with RGB values 50, 99, 178 and HSL 217°, 56%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#3263B2#3263B2
HEX#3263B2
RGBrgb(50, 99, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.3882, 0.698
RGB percentages19.6%, 38.8%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(217, 56.1%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217, 71.9%, 69.8%)
CMYK71.9%, 44.4%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,302,322
CSS custom property--colour: #3263B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12816WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.89:1
Contrast with white5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#CD9C4D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C6BB5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#245FB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007582no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.8Steel blue · ΔE 23.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.6Royal blue · ΔE 24.6Slate blue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B28132
Analogous#32A3B2, #4132B2
Triadic#B23263, #63B232
Split complementary#B24132, #A3B232
Tetradic#B232A3, #B28132, #32B241

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2D3EE
Lighter +30%#9AB6E3
Lighter +20%#7299D8
Lighter +10%#4B7CCC
Darker −10%#274D8A
Darker −20%#1C3762
Darker −30%#10213B
Darker −40%#050A13
More saturated +25%#155CCF
Less saturated −25%#4E6A96

Channel breakdown

R50
G99
B178
Red50 (19.6%)
Green99 (38.8%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue217.03°
Saturation (HSL)56.14%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 63 · B B2

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