What color is #324B6E?

#324B6E is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Interlude. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #324B6E?

The RGB value is 50, 75, 110: 50 red, 75 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #324B6E?

The complementary color is #6E5532, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #324B6E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#324B6E color

#324B6E rgb(50, 75, 110)

Shades of blue

The hex color #324B6E is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 29.4% green and 43.1% blue (50, 75, 110).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 38% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Interlude (#32496F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#324B6E color codes

HEX	`#324B6E`
RGB	`rgb(50, 75, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 29.4%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 38%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 55%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 32%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.43, 1.54, -23.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.43, 23.19, 273.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.645, 6.836, 15.718)`
Decimal	`3296110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #324B6E, 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 #324B6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#324B6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #324B6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #324b6e; }
.text { color: #324b6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #324b6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 75 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #324b6e, #37326e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #324B6E?: #324B6E is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Interlude. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #324B6E?: The RGB value is 50, 75, 110: 50 red, 75 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #324B6E?: The complementary color is #6E5532, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #324B6E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.