What color is #325796?

#325796 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Fist of the North Star. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #325796?

The RGB value is 50, 87, 150: 50 red, 87 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #325796?

The complementary color is #967132, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #325796?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#325796 color

#325796 rgb(50, 87, 150)

Shades of blue

The hex color #325796 is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 34.1% green and 58.8% blue (50, 87, 150).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 50% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Fist of the North Star (#225599), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#325796 color codes

HEX	`#325796`
RGB	`rgb(50, 87, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 34.1%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 50%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 67%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 42%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.29, 8.11, -38.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.29, 39.37, 281.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.227, 9.696, 30.181)`
Decimal	`3299222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #325796, 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 #325796	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#325796 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	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 #325796 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #325796; }
.text { color: #325796; }
.border { border: 2px solid #325796; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 87 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #325796, #3f3296); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sapphire.

Questions

What color is #325796?: #325796 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Fist of the North Star. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #325796?: The RGB value is 50, 87, 150: 50 red, 87 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #325796?: The complementary color is #967132, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #325796?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.