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Recognised as Colour

#329AE1

  • #329AE1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#329AE1 is a blue with RGB values 50, 154, 225 and HSL 204°, 74%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#329AE1#329AE1
HEX#329AE1
RGBrgb(50, 154, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.6039, 0.8824
RGB percentages19.6%, 60.4%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(204.3, 74.5%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.3, 77.8%, 88.2%)
CMYK77.8%, 31.6%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,316,449
CSS custom property--colour: #329AE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29226WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.85:1
Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#CD651E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#799CE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#608CE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00ABB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 17Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.5Light skyblue · ΔE 25.1Sky blue · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E17932
Analogous#32E1D1, #3242E1
Triadic#E1329A, #9AE132
Split complementary#E13242, #E1D132
Tetradic#D132E1, #E17932, #42E132

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4F2FB
Lighter +30%#B7DCF5
Lighter +20%#8BC6EE
Lighter +10%#5EB0E8
Darker −10%#1D80C3
Darker −20%#166397
Darker −30%#10466A
Darker −40%#09283E
More saturated +25%#15A0FE
Less saturated −25%#4F94C4

Channel breakdown

R50
G154
B225
Red50 (19.6%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue204.34°
Saturation (HSL)74.47%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 9A · B E1

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