Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #322c66, its pure hue is 246.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 39.7%, and its lightness is 28.6%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #322c66, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #06060d to #2c2759.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #322c66. In RGB, it consists of 19.6% Red, 17.3% Green, and 40.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 51% Cyan, 56.9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 60% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 246.2°, with saturation of 39.7% and lightness of 28.6%. The decimal value for #322c66 is 3288166, and its nearest "web safe" color is #333366. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #322c66 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
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Tints of #322c66
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #322c66, its pure hue is 246.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 39.7%, and its lightness is 28.6%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #322c66, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #4c4679 to #e5e5ec.
Tones of #322c66
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #322c66, its pure hue is 246.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 39.7%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #322c66, which range from #494949 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #0f0092 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #322c66
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #322c66! For #322c66, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #322c66. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #322c66
This color, #322c66, consists of 19.6% Red, 17.3% Green, and 40.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 50, Green = 44, Blue = 102. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #322c66 is 51% Cyan, 56.9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 60% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
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Decimal | 50 | 44 | 102 |
Octal | 62 | 54 | 146 |
Hexa | #32 | #2c | #66 |
Binary | 00110010 | 00101100 | 01100110 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
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Decimal | 50 | 56 | 0 | 60 |
Octal | 62 | 70 | 0 | 74 |
Hexa | #32 | #38 | #00 | #3c |
Binary | 00110010 | 00111000 | 00000000 | 00111100 |
Analogous Colors of #322c66
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #322c66 — which has hue 246.2° — its analogous colors are located at 216.2° and 276.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #322c66.
Triadic Colors of #322c66
Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #322c66 — which has hue 246.2° — its triadic colors are located at 6.2° and 246.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #322c66.
Complementary Color of #322c66
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #322c66 — which has hue 246.2° — its complementary color is located at 66.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #322c66.
Split Complementary Colors of #322c66
Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #322c66 — which has hue 246.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 36.2° and 246.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #322c66.
Tetradic Colors of #322c66
Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #322c66 — which has hue 246.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 156.2°, 246.2°, 336.2°, and 66.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #322c66.
Monochromatic Colors of #322c66
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #322c66, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #1f1d2c — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #3a2caf (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #322c66
We want to make getting started with #322c66 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #322c66 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #322c66 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span>
and <div>
tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #322c66 with other HTML elements.
#322c66 Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #322c66;">The color of this text is #322c66.</span>
#322c66 Background Color
<div style="background-color: #322c66; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #322c66.</div>
#322c66 Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #322c66;">This color for the shadow of this text is #322c66.</span>
#322c66 Border Color
<div style="border: #322c66 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #322c66.</div>
#322c66 Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #322c66; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #322c66 on a white background.</div></div>
#322c66 Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #322c66; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #322c66 on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #322c66 to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#322c66,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#322c66,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#322c66,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#322c66,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #322c66 to white.</div>
Gradient from #322c66 to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#322c66,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#322c66,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#322c66,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#322c66,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #322c66 to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #322c66
In addition to using #322c66 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #322c66 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #322c66, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 50, Green = 44, Blue = 102). If you need details about the color coordinates of #322c66 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
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HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #322c66 |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(50, 44, 102) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #322c66; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #322c66; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #322c66; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(50, 44, 102); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#322c66") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:50, green:44, blue:102, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:50 green:44 blue:102 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(50f, 44f, 102f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(50, 44, 102); |
#322c66 Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #322c66 the same way. For those with color blindness, #322c66 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #322c66 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #322c66 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #322c66 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #322c66 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!
Trichromacy
Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women
Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women
Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000
Dichromacy
Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000
Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #322c66 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 12.4:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.