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#32445D Color

#32445D is rgb(50, 68, 93) in RGB, hsl(215, 30%, 28%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 27%, 0%, 64%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Police Blue (#374F6B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.06. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#32445D
HEX#32445D
RGBrgb(50, 68, 93)
HSLhsl(215, 30%, 28%)
HSVhsv(215, 46%, 36%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 27%, 0%, 64%)
OKLCHoklch(38.3% 0.049 256.7)
LABlab(28.16% -1.65 -17.33)
LCHlch(28.16% 17.41 264.58)

What #32445D 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 #32445D, 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.

#32445D Channel Values

How #32445D 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 68 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 215° · S 30% · L 28%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 215° · S 46% · V 36%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 27% · Y 0% · K 64%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.9:1 vs white · 2.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #32445D 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 text9.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #32445D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #32445D; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #32445D

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 #32445D.

How #32445D 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#32445D
Protanopia#41415D
Protanomaly#3C425D
Deuteranopia#3F3F5D
Deuteranomaly#3A415D
Tritanopia#2C4848
Tritanomaly#2F4651
Achromatopsia#434343

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Using #32445D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-32445d: #32445D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #32445D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-32445d': '#32445D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.196, green: 0.267, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_32445d">#32445D</color>
SVG fillfill="#32445D"

More Blue Colors

#32445D sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#32445D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #32445D?

#32445D is a dark blue — rgb(50, 68, 93) in RGB and hsl(215, 30%, 28%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Police Blue (#374F6B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.06.

What is the RGB value of #32445D?

#32445D is rgb(50, 68, 93) — red 50, green 68, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #32445D?

#32445D converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 27%, 0%, 64%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #32445D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #32445D scores 9.9:1 against white and 2.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #32445D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #32445D 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 darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 17.35, which is visibly different.

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