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Recognised as Colour

#332B4C

  • #332B4C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#332B4C is a blue with RGB values 51, 43, 76 and HSL 255°, 28%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#332B4C#332B4C
HEX#332B4C
RGBrgb(51, 43, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.2, 0.1686, 0.298
RGB percentages20%, 16.9%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(254.5, 27.7%, 23.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.5, 43.4%, 29.8%)
CMYK32.9%, 43.4%, 0%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,353,420
CSS custom property--colour: #332B4C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02953WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness50.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.2:1
Contrast with white13.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#CCD4B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#22304Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#232F4Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Tritanopia#2E3137no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.9Black · ΔE 30.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.7Dim grey · ΔE 33.5Midnight blue · ΔE 36.3Slate grey · ΔE 37
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 28.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#444C2B
Analogous#2B344C, #432B4C
Triadic#4C332B, #2B4C33
Split complementary#4C432B, #344C2B
Tetradic#4C2B34, #444C2B, #2B4C43

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9488BB
Lighter +30%#7767A9
Lighter +20%#5F508D
Lighter +10%#493D6D
Darker −10%#1D192B
Darker −20%#07060B
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2B1C5B
Less saturated −25%#3B3A3D

Channel breakdown

R51
G43
B76
Red51 (20%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue254.55°
Saturation (HSL)27.73%
Lightness23.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 33 · G 2B · B 4C

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