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#320DBA Color

#320DBA is rgb(50, 13, 186) in RGB, hsl(253, 87%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(73%, 93%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Neon Blue (#1B03A3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.15. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#320DBA
HEX#320DBA
RGBrgb(50, 13, 186)
HSLhsl(253, 87%, 39%)
HSVhsv(253, 93%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(73%, 93%, 0%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(38.4% 0.231 275.8)
LABlab(23.59% 52.51 -82.23)
LCHlch(23.59% 97.56 302.56)

What #320DBA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #320DBA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#320DBA Channel Values

How #320DBA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 50 · G 13 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 253° · S 87% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 253° · S 93% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 73% · M 93% · Y 0% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.04:1 vs white · 1.9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #320DBA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text11.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #320DBA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #320DBA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #320DBA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #320DBA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #320DBA.

How #320DBA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#320DBA
Protanopia#1717BA
Protanomaly#2414BA
Deuteranopia#1E1EBA
Deuteranomaly#2719BA
Tritanopia#004848
Tritanomaly#003985
Achromatopsia#3C3C3C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #320DBA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-320dba: #320DBA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #320DBA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-320dba': '#320DBA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.196, green: 0.051, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_320dba">#320DBA</color>
SVG fillfill="#320DBA"

More Blue Colors

#320DBA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#320DBA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #320DBA?

#320DBA is a dark blue — rgb(50, 13, 186) in RGB and hsl(253, 87%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Neon Blue (#1B03A3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.15.

What is the RGB value of #320DBA?

#320DBA is rgb(50, 13, 186) — red 50, green 13, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #320DBA?

#320DBA converts to approximately cmyk(73%, 93%, 0%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #320DBA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #320DBA scores 11.04:1 against white and 1.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #320DBA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #320DBA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumblue (#0000CD) at a CIE76 distance of 13.94, which is visibly different.

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