#3281ca Color Information

#3281ca Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #3281ca. In RGB, it consists of 19.6% Red, 50.6% Green, and 79.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 75.2% Cyan, 36.1% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 20.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 208.8°, with saturation of 60.3% and lightness of 49.4%. The decimal value for #3281ca is 3310026, and its nearest "web safe" color is #3399cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #3281ca is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#3281ca Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color50, 129, 202 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color19.6%, 50.6%, 79.2% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.804, 0.494, 0.208 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.752, 0.361, 0, 0.208 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color208.8°, 60.3%, 49.4% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color208.8°, 75.2%, 79.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color19.826, 20.643, 58.817 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color50, 102, 202 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code3310026 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color52.556, 1.030, -44.683 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)52.556, 44.694, 271.320 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color52.556, -28.071, -69.083 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color45.434, -1.618, -44.949 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.200, 0.208, 20.643 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4281500106 / 0xff3281ca Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#3399cc Copy
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Shades of #3281ca

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #3281ca, its pure hue is 208.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 60.3%, and its lightness is 49.4%. 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 #3281ca, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #061019 to #2c71b1.

Tints of #3281ca

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #3281ca, its pure hue is 208.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 60.3%, and its lightness is 49.4%. 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 #3281ca, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #4c91d1 to #e5eff8.

Tones of #3281ca

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #3281ca, its pure hue is 208.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 60.3%, 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 #3281ca, which range from #7e7e7e (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #0083fc (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #3281ca

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #3281ca! For #3281ca, 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, #3281ca. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #3281ca

This color, #3281ca, consists of 19.6% Red, 50.6% Green, and 79.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 50, Green = 129, Blue = 202. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #3281ca is 75.2% Cyan, 36.1% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 20.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R19.6%
C75.2%
G50.6%
M36.1%
B79.2%
Y0.0%
K20.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 50 129 202
Octal 62 201 312
Hexa #32 #81 #ca
Binary 00110010 10000001 11001010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 75 36 0 20
Octal 113 44 0 24
Hexa #4b #24 #00 #14
Binary 01001011 00100100 00000000 00010100

Analogous Colors of #3281ca

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #3281ca — which has hue 208.8° — its analogous colors are located at 178.8° and 238.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #3281ca.

Triadic Colors of #3281ca

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 #3281ca — which has hue 208.8° — its triadic colors are located at 88.8° and 328.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #3281ca.

Complementary Color of #3281ca

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #3281ca — which has hue 208.8° — its complementary color is located at 28.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #3281ca.

Split Complementary Colors of #3281ca

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 #3281ca — which has hue 208.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 58.8° and 358.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #3281ca.

Tetradic Colors of #3281ca

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 #3281ca — which has hue 208.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 118.8°, 208.8°, 298.8°, and 28.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #3281ca.

Monochromatic Colors of #3281ca

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #3281ca, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #264059 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #88bff2 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #3281ca

We want to make getting started with #3281ca on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #3281ca into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #3281ca 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 #3281ca with other HTML elements.

#3281ca Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #3281ca.
<span style="color: #3281ca;">The color of this text is #3281ca.</span>

#3281ca Background Color

The background color for this text is #3281ca.
<div style="background-color: #3281ca; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #3281ca.</div>

#3281ca Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #3281ca.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #3281ca;">This color for the shadow of this text is #3281ca.</span>

#3281ca Border Color

This is a div with border color #3281ca.
<div style="border: #3281ca 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #3281ca.</div>

#3281ca Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #3281ca on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #3281ca; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #3281ca on a white background.</div></div>

#3281ca Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #3281ca on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #3281ca; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #3281ca on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #3281ca to White

This is a gradient from #3281ca to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#3281ca,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#3281ca,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#3281ca,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#3281ca,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #3281ca to white.</div>

Gradient from #3281ca to Black

This is a gradient from #3281ca to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#3281ca,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#3281ca,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#3281ca,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#3281ca,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #3281ca to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #3281ca

In addition to using #3281ca 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 #3281ca in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #3281ca, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 50, Green = 129, Blue = 202). If you need details about the color coordinates of #3281ca in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #3281ca
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(50, 129, 202)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #3281ca; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #3281ca; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #3281ca; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(50, 129, 202);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#3281ca")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:50, green:129, blue:202, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:50 green:129 blue:202 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(50f, 129f, 202f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(50, 129, 202);
 

#3281ca Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #3281ca the same way. For those with color blindness, #3281ca might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #3281ca looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #3281ca 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 #3281ca 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 #3281ca 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

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #3281ca 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 4.1:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #3281ca would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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