HEX Color #332CC5 (Darkblue)

About #332CC5

Visually, #332CC5 is defined as a moderate blue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkblue. Its digital footprint relies on 51 parts red, 44 parts green, and 197 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 74% cyan and 78% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#332CC5

RGB51, 44, 197

HSL242.7°, 63.5%, 47.3%

CMYK74%, 78%, 0%, 23%

HSV242.7°, 77.7%, 77.3%

LAB30.7, 51.8, -77.2

XYZ12.3, 6.5, 53.4

Decimal3353797

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#332CC5 #BDC42B

Analogous

#2B71C4 #7F2BC4

Triadic

#C4322B #2BC433

Tetradic

#C42B71 #BDC42B #2BC47F

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#332CC5

#4943CB

#605AD1

#7772D8

#8D89DE

#A4A1E5

#BBB8EB

#D1D0F2

#E8E7F8

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#332CC5

#2D27AF

#272299

#221D83

#1C186D

#161357

#110E41

#0B092B

#050415

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

9.10:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

2.31:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

8.70:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

1.96:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #332CC5; }

.text-color { color: #332CC5; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #332CC5; }

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