What color is #323180?

#323180 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Intergalactic Highway. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #323180?

The RGB value is 50, 49, 128: 50 red, 49 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #323180?

The complementary color is #7F8031, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #323180?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#323180 color

#323180 rgb(50, 49, 128)

Shades of blue

The hex color #323180 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 19.2% green and 50.2% blue (50, 49, 128).

Its hue angle is 241°, with 45% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Intergalactic Highway (#273287), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.13:1).

#323180 color codes

HEX	`#323180`
RGB	`rgb(50, 49, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 19.2%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(241, 45%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(241, 62%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 62%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.05, 25.49, -44.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.05, 51.42, 299.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.309, 4.433, 20.941)`
Decimal	`3289472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #323180, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #323180	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#323180 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #323180 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #323180; }
.text { color: #323180; }
.border { border: 2px solid #323180; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 49 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #323180, #5a3180); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #323180?: #323180 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Intergalactic Highway. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #323180?: The RGB value is 50, 49, 128: 50 red, 49 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #323180?: The complementary color is #7F8031, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #323180?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.