Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Violet Blue

Violet Blue is a jewel tone blue color with HEX #324AB2. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 50, 74, 178, HSL 229, 56%, 45%, cool temperature, and is useful for beauty branding, creative systems, and premium accents.

#324AB2 blue cool jewel-tone
HEX #324AB2
RGB rgb(50, 74, 178)
HSL hsl(229 56% 45%)
CMYK cmyk(72, 58, 0, 30)
Luminance 0.0879
Contrast Black 2.76:1White 7.61:1

CSS Utilities

--color-violet-blue: #324AB2;
.bg-violet-blue { background-color: #324AB2; }
.text-violet-blue { color: #324AB2; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0879
Black text2.76:1AA Fail
White text7.61:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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    74,
    178
  ],
  "hsl": [
    229,
    56,
    45
  ],
  "cmyk": [
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    58,
    0,
    30
  ],
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  "contrast": {
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  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#FFFFFF"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#B39B32",
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    "#328AB3",
    "#5B32B3"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#B3324A",
    "#4AB332"
  ],
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    "#B39B32",
    "#32B35B"
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    "#8AB332"
  ],
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    "#324AB2",
    "#1E2C6B"
  ]
}
Variants
{
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  "dark": "#1E2C6B",
  "saturated": "#193ACC",
  "desaturated": "#4C5A9A",
  "pastel": "#939FD2",
  "neon": "#0F3BFF"
}
Pairings
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    "#328AB3",
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  ],
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    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
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    "#6C7FD5",
    "#4C5A9A"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
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    "lapis",
    "sapphire",
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  ],
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  ],
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  ],
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  ],
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      "/harmonies/violet-blue",
      "/wcag/violet-blue",
      "/css/colors/violet-blue",
      "/hex/324ab2"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
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  "name": "Violet Blue",
  "hex": "#324AB2",
  "uses": [
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    "creative systems",
    "premium accents"
  ],
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      "depth",
      "softness"
    ],
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      "wellness",
      "luxury",
      "creative tools"
    ],
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  },
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  "temperature": "cool",
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    "softness"
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  "popularity": 84,
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  ],
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    56,
    45
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  },
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      "#6C7FD5"
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      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
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}
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Color meaning and use

About Violet Blue Color

Violet Blue sits in the blue family with cool temperature and jewel tone visual character. Violet Blue is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include creativity, depth, and softness, which makes it relevant for beauty and wellness. In design work, Violet Blue is most useful for beauty branding, creative systems, and premium accents, especially when paired with white text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Blue color familyBrowse named blue colors and compare nearby swatches.Cool colorsExplore colors with cool temperature behavior.Jewel Tone colorsFind colors with jewel tone visual character.Violet Blue accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #324AB2.Violet Blue CSS utilitiesUse Violet Blue in CSS variables and utility classes.#324AB2 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Violet Blue paletteOpen the generated palette based on Violet Blue.Violet Blue harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Violet Blue against black and white text.

Black text2.76:1AA Fail
White text7.61:1AA Pass
AA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
AAA text options#FFFFFF
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Persian Blue#1C39BB
Tanzanite#4D5DAB
Lapis#26619C
Sapphire#0F52BA
Denim#1560BD

Color Harmonies

#B39B32#B39B32
#328AB3#328AB3
#5B32B3#5B32B3
#B3324A#B3324A
#4AB332#4AB332
Open full Violet Blue harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#6C7FD5#6C7FD5
#1E2C6B#1E2C6B
#193ACC#193ACC
#4C5A9A#4C5A9A
#939FD2#939FD2
#0F3BFF#0F3BFF

Pairings

White#FFFFFF
#B39B32#B39B32
#328AB3#328AB3
#5B32B3#5B32B3
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5