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Recognised as Colour

#332BDE

  • #332BDE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#332BDE is a blue with RGB values 51, 43, 222 and HSL 243°, 73%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#332BDE#332BDE
HEX#332BDE
RGBrgb(51, 43, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.2, 0.1686, 0.8706
RGB percentages20%, 16.9%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(242.7, 73.1%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.7, 80.6%, 87.1%)
CMYK77%, 80.6%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,353,566
CSS custom property--colour: #332BDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07705WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.26:1
Contrast with white8.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#CCD421

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0045DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Tritanopia#006486no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 94.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11.9Blue violet · ΔE 18.3Dark violet · ΔE 24.4Dark blue · ΔE 28Blue · ΔE 28.2Dark orchid · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6DE2B
Analogous#2B7DDE, #8C2BDE
Triadic#DE332B, #2BDE33
Split complementary#DE8D2B, #7CDE2B
Tetradic#DE2B7D, #D6DE2B, #2BDE8C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDDCF9
Lighter +30%#B2AFF3
Lighter +20%#8883EC
Lighter +10%#5D57E5
Darker −10%#241DB9
Darker −20%#1B168D
Darker −30%#130F61
Darker −40%#0A0835
More saturated +25%#170CFD
Less saturated −25%#4F4ABF

Channel breakdown

R51
G43
B222
Red51 (20%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue242.68°
Saturation (HSL)73.06%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 33 · G 2B · B DE

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