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Recognised as Colour

#326AA4

  • #326AA4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#326AA4 is a blue with RGB values 50, 106, 164 and HSL 211°, 53%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#326AA4#326AA4
HEX#326AA4
RGBrgb(50, 106, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.4157, 0.6431
RGB percentages19.6%, 41.6%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(210.5, 53.3%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.5, 69.5%, 64.3%)
CMYK69.5%, 35.4%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,304,100
CSS custom property--colour: #326AA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13667WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.63:1
Contrast with white5.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#CD955B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#506DA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4063A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#00787Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.6Slate grey · ΔE 27.8Light slate grey · ΔE 28.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A46C32
Analogous#32A3A4, #3332A4
Triadic#A4326A, #6AA432
Split complementary#A43332, #A3A432
Tetradic#A432A3, #A46C32, #32A433

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8D1EA
Lighter +30%#91B7DE
Lighter +20%#6A9DD2
Lighter +10%#4383C6
Darker −10%#26517D
Darker −20%#1A3756
Darker −30%#0E1E2F
Darker −40%#020508
More saturated +25%#176ABF
Less saturated −25%#4D6A89

Channel breakdown

R50
G106
B164
Red50 (19.6%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue210.53°
Saturation (HSL)53.27%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 6A · B A4

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