Colour

#3296D7

#3296D7
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#3296D7 is a blue with RGB values 50, 150, 215 and HSL 204°, 67%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3296D7

RGBrgb(50, 150, 215)

RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.5882, 0.8431

RGB percentages19.6%, 58.8%, 84.3%

HSLhsl(203.6, 67.3%, 52%)

HSV / HSBhsv(203.6, 76.7%, 84.3%)

CMYK76.7%, 30.2%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,315,415

CSS custom property--colour: #3296D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27397WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.48:1

Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#CD6928

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7897DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6188D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original

Tritanopia#00A6ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.7 Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 18 Light skyblue · ΔE 24.4 Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.6 Sky blue · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D77332

Analogous#32D7C5, #3244D7

Triadic#D73296, #96D732

Split complementary#D73244, #D7C532

Tetradic#C532D7, #D77332, #44D732

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DDEDF8

Lighter +30%#B2D8F0

Lighter +20%#87C2E8

Lighter +10%#5DACDF

Darker −10%#237AB3

Darker −20%#1B5D88

Darker −30%#12405E

Darker −40%#0A2333

More saturated +25%#139CF6

Less saturated −25%#5190B8

Channel breakdown

R50

G150

B215

Red50 (19.6%)

Green150 (58.8%)

Blue215 (84.3%)

Hue203.64°

Saturation (HSL)67.35%

Lightness51.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 32 · G 96 · B D7

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