Colour

#3268DA

#3268DA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#3268DA is a blue with RGB values 50, 104, 218 and HSL 221°, 69%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#3268DA#3268DA

HEX#3268DA

RGBrgb(50, 104, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.4078, 0.8549

RGB percentages19.6%, 40.8%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(220.7, 69.4%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.7, 77.1%, 85.5%)

CMYK77.1%, 52.3%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,303,642

CSS custom property--colour: #3268DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15641WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.09:1

Contrast with white5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#CD9725

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1476DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0067D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Tritanopia#008497no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 4.3 Slate blue · ΔE 14.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 18 Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.5 Medium purple · ΔE 21.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.8

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 4.34, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DAA432

Analogous#32BCDA, #5032DA

Triadic#DA3268, #68DA32

Split complementary#DA5032, #BCDA32

Tetradic#DA32BC, #DAA432, #32DA50

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFE7F9

Lighter +30%#B4C7F1

Lighter +20%#88A8EA

Lighter +10%#5D88E2

Darker −10%#2152B8

Darker −20%#193E8D

Darker −30%#122B61

Darker −40%#0A1836

More saturated +25%#145DF8

Less saturated −25%#5073BC

Channel breakdown

R50

G104

B218

Red50 (19.6%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue220.71°

Saturation (HSL)69.42%

Lightness52.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 32 · G 68 · B DA

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