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Named color

Violet Blue

Violet Blue color #324AB2: RGB 50, 74, 178 and HSL 229°, 56%, 45%. Explore its cool blue profile, contrast, CSS, palettes and harmonies.

#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

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CSS Utilities

--color-violet-blue: #324AB2;
.bg-violet-blue { background-color: #324AB2; }
.text-violet-blue { color: #324AB2; }
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Color meaning and use

About Violet Blue Color

Violet Blue uses HEX #324AB2, RGB 50, 74, 178, and HSL 229°, 56%, 45%. The dataset classifies it in the blue family with cool temperature and jewel tone visual character.

No separate named-color neighbor is recorded for this entry. Its relative luminance is 0.0879; black contrast is 2.76:1 and white contrast is 7.61:1, making white the stronger of those two standard foreground choices.

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
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Violet Blue Color Reference Infographic

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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#5B32B3Matte Black#1A1A1AWhite Smoke#F5F5F5

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
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Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#324AB2",
  "rgb": [
    50,
    74,
    178
  ],
  "hsl": [
    229,
    56,
    45
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    72,
    58,
    0,
    30
  ],
  "luminance": 0.0879,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 2.76,
    "white": 7.61
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#FFFFFF"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#B39B32",
  "analogous": [
    "#328AB3",
    "#5B32B3"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#B3324A",
    "#4AB332"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#B3328A",
    "#B39B32",
    "#32B35B"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#B35B32",
    "#8AB332"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#6C7FD5",
    "#324AB2",
    "#1E2C6B"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#6C7FD5",
  "dark": "#1E2C6B",
  "saturated": "#193ACC",
  "desaturated": "#4C5A9A",
  "pastel": "#939FD2",
  "neon": "#0F3BFF"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#B39B32",
    "#328AB3",
    "#5B32B3"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#4C5A9A",
    "#6C7FD5"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#6C7FD5",
    "#4C5A9A"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
  "nearestColors": [
    "persian-blue",
    "tanzanite",
    "lapis",
    "sapphire",
    "denim"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "violet-blue"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "lapis-vs-violet-blue",
    "tanzanite-vs-violet-blue",
    "violet-blue-vs-persian-blue"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/blue",
    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/jewel-tone"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/violet-blue",
    "/wcag/violet-blue",
    "/css/colors/violet-blue",
    "/hex/324ab2",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/blue",
      "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
      "/colors/by-tone/jewel-tone"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/violet-blue"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/persian-blue",
      "/colors/tanzanite",
      "/colors/lapis",
      "/colors/sapphire",
      "/colors/denim",
      "/compare/lapis-vs-violet-blue",
      "/compare/tanzanite-vs-violet-blue",
      "/compare/violet-blue-vs-persian-blue",
      "/harmonies/violet-blue",
      "/wcag/violet-blue",
      "/css/colors/violet-blue",
      "/hex/324ab2",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "violet-blue",
  "name": "Violet Blue",
  "hex": "#324AB2",
  "uses": [
    "beauty branding",
    "creative systems",
    "premium accents"
  ],
  "psychology": {
    "associations": [
      "creativity",
      "depth",
      "softness"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "beauty",
      "wellness",
      "luxury",
      "creative tools"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "strict operational dashboards"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/assets/colors.json",
  "origin": {
    "type": "common",
    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "blue",
  "temperature": "cool",
  "tone": [
    "jewel-tone"
  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
  "tags": [
    "blue",
    "cool",
    "jewel-tone",
    "beauty-branding",
    "creative-systems",
    "premium-accents",
    "creativity",
    "depth",
    "softness"
  ],
  "popularity": 84,
  "rgb": [
    50,
    74,
    178
  ],
  "hsl": [
    229,
    56,
    45
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    72,
    58,
    0,
    30
  ],
  "luminance": 0.0879,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 2.76,
    "white": 7.61
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#B39B32",
    "analogous": [
      "#328AB3",
      "#5B32B3"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#B3324A",
      "#4AB332"
    ],
    "tetradic": [
      "#B3328A",
      "#B39B32",
      "#32B35B"
    ],
    "splitComplementary": [
      "#B35B32",
      "#8AB332"
    ],
    "monochromatic": [
      "#6C7FD5",
      "#324AB2",
      "#1E2C6B"
    ]
  },
  "variants": {
    "light": "#6C7FD5",
    "dark": "#1E2C6B",
    "saturated": "#193ACC",
    "desaturated": "#4C5A9A",
    "pastel": "#939FD2",
    "neon": "#0F3BFF"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "AAA": [
      "#FFFFFF"
    ]
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-violet-blue: #324AB2;",
    "utility": ".bg-violet-blue { background-color: #324AB2; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-violet-blue { color: #324AB2; }"
  },
  "nearestColors": [
    "persian-blue",
    "tanzanite",
    "lapis",
    "sapphire",
    "denim"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "violet-blue"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "lapis-vs-violet-blue",
    "tanzanite-vs-violet-blue",
    "violet-blue-vs-persian-blue"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/blue",
    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/jewel-tone"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/violet-blue",
    "/wcag/violet-blue",
    "/css/colors/violet-blue",
    "/hex/324ab2",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/blue",
      "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
      "/colors/by-tone/jewel-tone"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/violet-blue"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/persian-blue",
      "/colors/tanzanite",
      "/colors/lapis",
      "/colors/sapphire",
      "/colors/denim",
      "/compare/lapis-vs-violet-blue",
      "/compare/tanzanite-vs-violet-blue",
      "/compare/violet-blue-vs-persian-blue",
      "/harmonies/violet-blue",
      "/wcag/violet-blue",
      "/css/colors/violet-blue",
      "/hex/324ab2",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  },
  "pairings": {
    "best": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#B39B32",
      "#328AB3",
      "#5B32B3"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#4C5A9A",
      "#6C7FD5"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#6C7FD5",
      "#4C5A9A"
    ]
  }
}
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Tanzanite#4D5DAB
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