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Recognised as Colour

#327ADB

  • #327ADB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#327ADB is a blue with RGB values 50, 122, 219 and HSL 214°, 70%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#327ADB#327ADB
HEX#327ADB
RGBrgb(50, 122, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.4784, 0.8588
RGB percentages19.6%, 47.8%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(214.4, 70.1%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.4, 77.2%, 85.9%)
CMYK77.2%, 44.3%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,308,251
CSS custom property--colour: #327ADB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19712WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.94:1
Contrast with white4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#CD8524

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4883DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#2474D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#0091A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.6Royal blue · ΔE 17.8Slate blue · ΔE 25.3Medium purple · ΔE 26.1Steel blue · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 10.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DB9332
Analogous#32CEDB, #3F32DB
Triadic#DB327A, #7ADB32
Split complementary#DB3E32, #CFDB32
Tetradic#DB32CE, #DB9332, #32DB3F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0EBF9
Lighter +30%#B4CEF2
Lighter +20%#89B2EA
Lighter +10%#5D96E3
Darker −10%#2162B9
Darker −20%#194B8E
Darker −30%#113463
Darker −40%#0A1D37
More saturated +25%#1476F9
Less saturated −25%#507EBD

Channel breakdown

R50
G122
B219
Red50 (19.6%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue214.44°
Saturation (HSL)70.12%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 7A · B DB

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