What color is #32355F?

#32355F is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galaxea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #32355F?

The RGB value is 50, 53, 95: 50 red, 53 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #32355F?

The complementary color is #5F5C32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #32355F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#32355F color

#32355F rgb(50, 53, 95)

Shades of blue

The hex color #32355F is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 20.8% green and 37.3% blue (50, 53, 95).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 31% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Galaxea (#2E305E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.6:1).

#32355F color codes

HEX	`#32355F`
RGB	`rgb(50, 53, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 20.8%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 31%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 47%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 44%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.84, 11.2, -25.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.84, 27.83, 293.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.653, 4.05, 11.361)`
Decimal	`3290463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #32355F, 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 #32355F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#32355F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #32355F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #32355f; }
.text { color: #32355f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #32355f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 53 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #32355f, #46325f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #32355F?: #32355F is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galaxea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #32355F?: The RGB value is 50, 53, 95: 50 red, 53 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #32355F?: The complementary color is #5F5C32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #32355F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.