Recognised as Colour

#32668B

#32668B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#32668B is a blue with RGB values 50, 102, 139 and HSL 205°, 47%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#32668B#32668B

HEX#32668B

RGBrgb(50, 102, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.4, 0.5451

RGB percentages19.6%, 40%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(204.9, 47.1%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(204.9, 64%, 54.5%)

CMYK64%, 26.6%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,303,051

CSS custom property--colour: #32668B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12045WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.16:1

Contrast with white6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#CD9974

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#55668Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#495D8Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Tritanopia#006F73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13 Slate grey · ΔE 19.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.9 Dim grey · ΔE 26.3 Gray · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8B5732

Analogous#328B83, #323A8B

Triadic#8B3266, #668B32

Split complementary#8B323A, #8B8432

Tetradic#83328B, #8B5732, #398B32

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A9C9E0

Lighter +30%#83B2D3

Lighter +20%#5E9AC5

Lighter +10%#3F82B1

Darker −10%#254A65

Darker −20%#172F40

Darker −30%#0A131A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1A6AA3

Less saturated −25%#4A6273

Channel breakdown

R50

G102

B139

Red50 (19.6%)

Green102 (40%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue204.94°

Saturation (HSL)47.09%

Lightness37.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 32 · G 66 · B 8B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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