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Recognised as Colour

#328BBB

  • #328BBB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#328BBB is a blue with RGB values 50, 139, 187 and HSL 201°, 58%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#328BBB#328BBB
HEX#328BBB
RGBrgb(50, 139, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.5451, 0.7333
RGB percentages19.6%, 54.5%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(201, 57.8%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201, 73.3%, 73.3%)
CMYK73.3%, 25.7%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,312,571
CSS custom property--colour: #328BBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22731WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.55:1
Contrast with white3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#CD7444

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#748ABDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#617DBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00979Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 6.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.7Light slate grey · ΔE 22.9Slate grey · ΔE 23.5Light skyblue · ΔE 25.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 6.54, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB6232
Analogous#32BBA7, #3246BB
Triadic#BB328B, #8BBB32
Split complementary#BB3246, #BBA732
Tetradic#A732BB, #BB6232, #46BB32

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9E2F0
Lighter +30%#A0CDE6
Lighter +20%#78B8DB
Lighter +10%#50A3D0
Darker −10%#276D93
Darker −20%#1C4F6B
Darker −30%#123142
Darker −40%#07131A
More saturated +25%#1494D9
Less saturated −25%#50829D

Channel breakdown

R50
G139
B187
Red50 (19.6%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue201.02°
Saturation (HSL)57.81%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 8B · B BB

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