What color is #324E89?

#324E89 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Nightly Activities. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #324E89?

The RGB value is 50, 78, 137: 50 red, 78 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #324E89?

The complementary color is #896D32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #324E89?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#324E89 color

#324E89 rgb(50, 78, 137)

Shades of blue

The hex color #324E89 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 30.6% green and 53.7% blue (50, 78, 137).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 47% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Activities (#2E5090), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.12:1).

#324E89 color codes

HEX	`#324E89`
RGB	`rgb(50, 78, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 30.6%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 47%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 64%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 43%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.84, 9.23, -36.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.84, 37.27, 284.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.554, 7.932, 24.742)`
Decimal	`3296905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #324E89, 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 #324E89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#324E89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	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 #324E89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #324e89; }
.text { color: #324e89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #324e89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 78 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #324e89, #413289); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

Questions

What color is #324E89?: #324E89 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Nightly Activities. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #324E89?: The RGB value is 50, 78, 137: 50 red, 78 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #324E89?: The complementary color is #896D32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #324E89?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.