Recognised as Colour

#332ECD

#332ECD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#332ECD is a blue with RGB values 51, 46, 205 and HSL 242°, 63%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#332ECD#332ECD

HEX#332ECD

RGBrgb(51, 46, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.2, 0.1804, 0.8039

RGB percentages20%, 18%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(241.9, 63.3%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(241.9, 77.6%, 80.4%)

CMYK75.1%, 77.6%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,354,317

CSS custom property--colour: #332ECD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07066WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness82.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.7:1

Contrast with white8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#CCD132

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0053D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0043CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original

Tritanopia#005E7Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 19.5 Blue violet · ΔE 20.1 Dark blue · ΔE 20.7 Navy · ΔE 24.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 25.7 Dark violet · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 19.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C8CD2E

Analogous#2E79CD, #832ECD

Triadic#CD332E, #2ECD33

Split complementary#CD822E, #79CD2E

Tetradic#CD2E79, #C8CD2E, #2ECD82

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D3D2F5

Lighter +30%#ABA8EC

Lighter +20%#827FE2

Lighter +10%#5955D9

Darker −10%#2925A3

Darker −20%#1E1B7A

Darker −30%#141250

Darker −40%#0A0926

More saturated +25%#160FEC

Less saturated −25%#504DAE

Channel breakdown

R51

G46

B205

Red51 (20%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue241.89°

Saturation (HSL)63.35%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 33 · G 2E · B CD

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Colour values

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