#3324AF

A medium, moderate blue closely aligning with Darkblue.

About #3324AF

The precise color #3324AF is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkblue. Its digital footprint relies on 51 parts red, 36 parts green, and 175 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 71% cyan and 79% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 246.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#3324AF
RGB51, 36, 175
HSL246.5°, 65.9%, 41.4%
CMYK71%, 79%, 0%, 31%
HSV246.5°, 79.4%, 68.6%
LAB26.9, 49.0, -70.5
XYZ9.7, 5.1, 41.0
Decimal3351727

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

10.44:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.01:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
9.98:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.71:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #3324AF; }
.text-color { color: #3324AF; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #3324AF; }

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