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#320BB8

#320bb8 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#320bb8 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.61% red, 4.31% green and 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.83% cyan, 94.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 253.53°, with 88.72% saturation and 38.24% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.79.

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Relative luminance0.0438

Complementary

  1. #320bb8
  2. #91b80b

Split complementary

  1. #320bb8
  2. #b8890b
  3. #3ab80b

Analogous

  1. #0b3ab8
  2. #320bb8
  3. #890bb8

Triadic

  1. #320bb8
  2. #b8320b
  3. #0bb832

Tetradic

  1. #320bb8
  2. #b80b91
  3. #91b80b
  4. #0bb832

Square

  1. #320bb8
  2. #b80b3a
  3. #91b80b
  4. #0bb889

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0228
  2. #1e0770
  3. #320bb8
  4. #4e1ef2
  5. #8766f6

Shades

#320bb8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #320bb8
  2. #2d0aa6
  3. #280993
  4. #230881
  5. #1e076e
  6. #19065c
  7. #14044a
  8. #0f0337
  9. #0a0225
  10. #050112
  11. #000000

Tints

#320bb8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #320bb8
  2. #4723bf
  3. #5b3cc6
  4. #7054cd
  5. #846dd4
  6. #9985dc
  7. #ad9de3
  8. #c2b6ea
  9. #d6cef1
  10. #ebe7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#320bb8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #320bb8
  2. #3a17b2
  3. #4222ad
  4. #492ea7
  5. #513aa2
  6. #59469c
  7. #615196
  8. #695d91
  9. #70698b
  10. #787486
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #382e81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0042bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0034b5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004c6b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0033bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0028b6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003b90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-320bb8 {
  color: #320bb8;
}
Background
.bg-320bb8 {
  background-color: #320bb8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-320bb8 {
  border: 2px solid #320bb8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #320bb8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 50 11 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 89% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-320bb8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #320bb8, #890bb8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-320bb8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(50 11 184 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.79 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.74 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.16 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.47 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.52 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.07 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.44 #cdf447 Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#320bb8  rgb(50, 11, 184)  hsl(254, 89%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#91b80b  rgb(145, 184, 11)  hsl(74, 89%, 38%)  Apple Green
#b8320b  rgb(184, 50, 11)  hsl(14, 89%, 38%)  Rust
#0bb832  rgb(11, 184, 50)  hsl(134, 89%, 38%)  Kelly Green