What color is #325A99?

#325A99 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 #325A99?

The RGB value is 50, 90, 153: 50 red, 90 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #325A99?

The complementary color is #997132, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #325A99?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#325A99 color

#325A99 rgb(50, 90, 153)

Shades of blue

The hex color #325A99 is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 35.3% green and 60% blue (50, 90, 153).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 51% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Fist of the North Star (#225599), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#325A99 color codes

HEX	`#325A99`
RGB	`rgb(50, 90, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 35.3%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 51%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 67%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 41%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.36, 7.28, -38.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.36, 39.31, 280.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.719, 10.289, 31.552)`
Decimal	`3299993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #325A99, 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 #325A99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#325A99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #325A99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #325a99; }
.text { color: #325a99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #325a99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 90 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #325a99, #3e3299); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #325A99?: #325A99 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 #325A99?: The RGB value is 50, 90, 153: 50 red, 90 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #325A99?: The complementary color is #997132, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #325A99?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.