What color is #3232B1?

#3232B1 is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Persian Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3232B1?

The RGB value is 50, 50, 177: 50 red, 50 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3232B1?

The complementary color is #B1B132, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3232B1?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3232B1 color

#3232B1 rgb(50, 50, 177)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3232B1 is a moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 19.6% green and 69.4% blue (50, 50, 177).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 56% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 72% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1C39BB), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.43:1).

#3232B1 color codes

HEX	`#3232B1`
RGB	`rgb(50, 50, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 19.6%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 56%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 72%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 72%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.74, 41.89, -66.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.74, 79, 302.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.389, 6.133, 42.223)`
Decimal	`3289777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3232B1, 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 #3232B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3232B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	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 #3232B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3232b1; }
.text { color: #3232b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3232b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 50 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3232b1, #7232b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3232B1?: #3232B1 is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Persian Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3232B1?: The RGB value is 50, 50, 177: 50 red, 50 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3232B1?: The complementary color is #B1B132, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3232B1?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.