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#320CB4

#320cb4 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#320cb4 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.61% red, 4.71% green and 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.22% cyan, 93.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 253.57°, with 87.5% saturation and 37.65% 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 11.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.16.

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Relative luminance0.0424

Complementary

  1. #320cb4
  2. #8eb40c

Split complementary

  1. #320cb4
  2. #b4860c
  3. #3ab40c

Analogous

  1. #0c3ab4
  2. #320cb4
  3. #860cb4

Triadic

  1. #320cb4
  2. #b4320c
  3. #0cb432

Tetradic

  1. #320cb4
  2. #b40c8e
  3. #8eb40c
  4. #0cb432

Square

  1. #320cb4
  2. #b40c3a
  3. #8eb40c
  4. #0cb486

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0225
  2. #1e076c
  3. #320cb4
  4. #4c1df0
  5. #8564f5

Shades

#320cb4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #320cb4
  2. #2d0ba2
  3. #280a90
  4. #23087e
  5. #1e076c
  6. #19065a
  7. #140548
  8. #0f0436
  9. #0a0224
  10. #050112
  11. #000000

Tints

#320cb4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #320cb4
  2. #4724bc
  3. #5b3dc3
  4. #7055cb
  5. #846dd2
  6. #9986da
  7. #ad9ee1
  8. #c2b6e9
  9. #d6cef0
  10. #ebe7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#320cb4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #320cb4
  2. #3a18af
  3. #4223aa
  4. #492fa4
  5. #513a9f
  6. #59469a
  7. #615295
  8. #695d90
  9. #70698a
  10. #787485
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3a3a3a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #372e7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0040b8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0033b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004a69 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0033b6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0028b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003a8d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-320cb4 {
  color: #320cb4;
}
Background
.bg-320cb4 {
  background-color: #320cb4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-320cb4 {
  border: 2px solid #320cb4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #320cb4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 50 12 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 88% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-320cb4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #320cb4, #860cb4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-320cb4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(50 12 180 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.16 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.44 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.85 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.02 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.09 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.05 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.10 #cdf34b Inverted #3a3a3a Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#320cb4  rgb(50, 12, 180)  hsl(254, 88%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#8eb40c  rgb(142, 180, 12)  hsl(74, 88%, 38%)  Apple Green
#b4320c  rgb(180, 50, 12)  hsl(14, 88%, 38%)  Rust
#0cb432  rgb(12, 180, 50)  hsl(134, 88%, 38%)  Kelly Green