What color is #325BA8?

#325BA8 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Blasphemous Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #325BA8?

The RGB value is 50, 91, 168: 50 red, 91 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #325BA8?

The complementary color is #A87F32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #325BA8?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#325BA8 color

#325BA8 rgb(50, 91, 168)

Shades of blue

The hex color #325BA8 is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 35.7% green and 65.9% blue (50, 91, 168).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 54% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Blasphemous Blue (#3356AA), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.57:1).

#325BA8 color codes

HEX	`#325BA8`
RGB	`rgb(50, 91, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 35.7%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 54%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 70%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 46%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.56, 12.21, -45.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.56, 47.27, 284.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.122, 10.986, 38.52)`
Decimal	`3300264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #325BA8, 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 #325BA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#325BA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	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 #325BA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #325ba8; }
.text { color: #325ba8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #325ba8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 91 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #325ba8, #4432a8); }

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Questions

What color is #325BA8?: #325BA8 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Blasphemous Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #325BA8?: The RGB value is 50, 91, 168: 50 red, 91 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #325BA8?: The complementary color is #A87F32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #325BA8?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.