What color is #324261?

#324261 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Black Turmeric. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #324261?

The RGB value is 50, 66, 97: 50 red, 66 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #324261?

The complementary color is #615132, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #324261?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#324261 color

#324261 rgb(50, 66, 97)

Shades of blue

The hex color #324261 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 25.9% green and 38% blue (50, 66, 97).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 32% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Black Turmeric (#2C4364), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.06:1).

#324261 color codes

HEX	`#324261`
RGB	`rgb(50, 66, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 25.9%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 32%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 48%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 32%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.95, 3.04, -20.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.95, 20.53, 278.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.421, 5.437, 12.071)`
Decimal	`3293793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #324261, 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 #324261	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#324261 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #324261 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #324261; }
.text { color: #324261; }
.border { border: 2px solid #324261; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 66 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #324261, #3a3261); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #324261?: #324261 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Black Turmeric. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #324261?: The RGB value is 50, 66, 97: 50 red, 66 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #324261?: The complementary color is #615132, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #324261?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.