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#3244CD Color

#3244CD is rgb(50, 68, 205) in RGB, hsl(233, 61%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(76%, 67%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Persian Blue (#1C39BB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.68. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3244CD
HEX#3244CD
RGBrgb(50, 68, 205)
HSLhsl(233, 61%, 50%)
HSVhsv(233, 76%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(76%, 67%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(46.8% 0.21 269.9)
LABlab(35.11% 31.74 -74.31)
LCHlch(35.11% 80.80 293.13)

What #3244CD 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 #3244CD, 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.

#3244CD Channel Values

How #3244CD 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 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 233° · S 61% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 233° · S 76% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 76% · M 67% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.38:1 vs white · 2.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3244CD 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 text7.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #3244CD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3244CD; 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 #3244CD

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 #3244CD.

How #3244CD 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#3244CD
Protanopia#4141CD
Protanomaly#3C42CD
Deuteranopia#3F3FCD
Deuteranomaly#3A41CD
Tritanopia#006464
Tritanomaly#005999
Achromatopsia#565656

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #3244CD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-3244cd: #3244CD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3244CD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3244cd': '#3244CD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.196, green: 0.267, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_3244cd">#3244CD</color>
SVG fillfill="#3244CD"

More Blue Colors

#3244CD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#3244CD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3244CD?

#3244CD is a mid-tone blue — rgb(50, 68, 205) in RGB and hsl(233, 61%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Persian Blue (#1C39BB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.68.

What is the RGB value of #3244CD?

#3244CD is rgb(50, 68, 205) — red 50, green 68, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3244CD?

#3244CD converts to approximately cmyk(76%, 67%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3244CD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #3244CD scores 7.38:1 against white and 2.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3244CD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3244CD 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 18.09, which is visibly different.

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