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#321AB7 Color

#321AB7 is rgb(50, 26, 183) in RGB, hsl(249, 75%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(73%, 86%, 0%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Zaffer (Zaffre) (#0014A8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.6. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#321AB7
HEX#321AB7
RGBrgb(50, 26, 183)
HSLhsl(249, 75%, 41%)
HSVhsv(249, 86%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(73%, 86%, 0%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(39% 0.222 275.6)
LABlab(24.70% 47.63 -78.59)
LCHlch(24.70% 91.89 301.22)

What #321AB7 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 #321AB7, 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.

#321AB7 Channel Values

How #321AB7 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 26 · B 1838-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 249° · S 75% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 249° · S 86% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 73% · M 86% · Y 0% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.68:1 vs white · 1.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #321AB7 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 text10.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #321AB7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #321AB7; 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 #321AB7

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #321AB7.

How #321AB7 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#321AB7
Protanopia#1F1FB7
Protanomaly#281DB7
Deuteranopia#2424B7
Deuteranomaly#2A20B7
Tritanopia#004A4A
Tritanomaly#003C84
Achromatopsia#3E3E3E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #321AB7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-321ab7: #321AB7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #321AB7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-321ab7': '#321AB7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.196, green: 0.102, blue: 0.718)
Android XML<color name="color_321ab7">#321AB7</color>
SVG fillfill="#321AB7"

More Blue Colors

#321AB7 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#321AB7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #321AB7?

#321AB7 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(50, 26, 183) in RGB and hsl(249, 75%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Zaffer (Zaffre) (#0014A8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.6.

What is the RGB value of #321AB7?

#321AB7 is rgb(50, 26, 183) — red 50, green 26, and blue 183 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #321AB7?

#321AB7 converts to approximately cmyk(73%, 86%, 0%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #321AB7 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #321AB7 scores 10.68:1 against white and 1.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #321AB7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #321AB7 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 14.37, which is visibly different.

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