What color is #323C61?

#323C61 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 #323C61?

The RGB value is 50, 60, 97: 50 red, 60 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #323C61?

The complementary color is #615732, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #323C61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#323C61 color

#323C61 rgb(50, 60, 97)

Shades of blue

The hex color #323C61 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 23.5% green and 38% blue (50, 60, 97).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 32% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

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

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.74:1).

#323C61 color codes

HEX	`#323C61`
RGB	`rgb(50, 60, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 23.5%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 32%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 48%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 38%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.08, 7.08, -23.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.08, 24.29, 286.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.088, 4.773, 11.96)`
Decimal	`3292257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #323C61, 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 #323C61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#323C61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #323C61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #323c61; }
.text { color: #323c61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #323c61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 60 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #323c61, #3f3261); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #323C61?: #323C61 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 #323C61?: The RGB value is 50, 60, 97: 50 red, 60 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #323C61?: The complementary color is #615732, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #323C61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.