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#320EAA Color

#320EAA is rgb(50, 14, 170) in RGB, hsl(254, 85%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(71%, 92%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Neon Blue (#1B03A3), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.29. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#320EAA
HEX#320EAA
RGBrgb(50, 14, 170)
HSLhsl(254, 85%, 36%)
HSVhsv(254, 92%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(71%, 92%, 0%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(36.5% 0.214 277.8)
LABlab(21.80% 48.68 -75.63)
LCHlch(21.80% 89.94 302.77)

What #320EAA 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 #320EAA, 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.

#320EAA Channel Values

How #320EAA 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 14 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 85% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 92% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 71% · M 92% · Y 0% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.81:1 vs white · 1.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #320EAA 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 text11.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #320EAA

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

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Tints & Shades of #320EAA

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.

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Shades

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

How #320EAA 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#320EAA
Protanopia#1818AA
Protanomaly#2514AA
Deuteranopia#1F1FAA
Deuteranomaly#2819AA
Tritanopia#004242
Tritanomaly#05347A
Achromatopsia#383838

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #320EAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-320eaa: #320EAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #320EAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-320eaa': '#320EAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.196, green: 0.055, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_320eaa">#320EAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#320EAA"

More Blue Colors

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

#320EAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #320EAA?

#320EAA is a dark blue — rgb(50, 14, 170) in RGB and hsl(254, 85%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Neon Blue (#1B03A3), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.29.

What is the RGB value of #320EAA?

#320EAA is rgb(50, 14, 170) — red 50, green 14, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #320EAA?

#320EAA converts to approximately cmyk(71%, 92%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #320EAA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #320EAA scores 11.81:1 against white and 1.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #320EAA 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 darkblue (#00008B) at a CIE76 distance of 11.07, which is visibly different.

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