What color is #323C55?

#323C55 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Mediaeval Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #323C55?

The RGB value is 50, 60, 85: 50 red, 60 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #323C55?

The complementary color is #554B32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #323C55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#323C55 color

#323C55 rgb(50, 60, 85)

Shades of blue

The hex color #323C55 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 23.5% green and 33.3% blue (50, 60, 85).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 26% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Mediaeval Blue (#2E3858), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.98:1).

#323C55 color codes

HEX	`#323C55`
RGB	`rgb(50, 60, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 23.5%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 26%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 41%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 29%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.46, 3.12, -16.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.46, 16.68, 280.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.57, 4.565, 9.233)`
Decimal	`3292245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #323C55, 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 #323C55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#323C55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #323C55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #323c55; }
.text { color: #323c55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #323c55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 60 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #323c55, #3a3255); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #323C55?: #323C55 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Mediaeval Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #323C55?: The RGB value is 50, 60, 85: 50 red, 60 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #323C55?: The complementary color is #554B32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #323C55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.