HEX atlas value

#324AB2

#324AB2 is a cool blue HEX color nearest Violet Blue. RGB 50, 74, 178, HSL 229° 56% 45%, luminance 0.0879; view contrast and conversions.

blue cool jewel-tone

#324AB2 Sample readable text

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

--color-324ab2: #324AB2;
.background-324ab2 { background-color: #324AB2; }
.text-324ab2 { color: #324AB2; }

HEX meaning and use

About #324AB2

#324AB2 is classified as a cool blue value with jewel tone visual character. #324AB2 is visually closest to Violet Blue, a named blue color with HEX #324AB2.

The RGB channels are 50, 74, and 178, with blue carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 229deg with 56% saturation and 45% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

Practical uses for this HEX value include color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and rich accent palettes. Its luminance is 0.0879, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.76:1AA Fail

White text7.61:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #324AB2 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.76:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF7.61:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#1E2C6B#1E2C6B · #FFFFFF text · best 12.9:1 Persian Blue#1C39BB · #FFFFFF text · best 8.93:1 #193ACC#193ACC · #FFFFFF text · best 8.34:1 #5B32B3#5B32B3 · #FFFFFF text · best 8.23:1 #B39B32#B39B32 · #000000 text · best 7.65:1

Generated Palette

Violet Blue#324AB2

#B39B32#B39B32

#328AB3#328AB3

#5B32B3#5B32B3

#6C7FD5#6C7FD5

#1E2C6B#1E2C6B

Color Harmonies

#B39B32#B39B32

#328AB3#328AB3

#5B32B3#5B32B3

#B3324A#B3324A

#4AB332#4AB332

Variants

#6C7FD5#6C7FD5

#1E2C6B#1E2C6B

#193ACC#193ACC

#4C5A9A#4C5A9A

#939FD2#939FD2

#0F3BFF#0F3BFF

Nearest Named Colors

Violet Blue#324AB2

Persian Blue#1C39BB

Tanzanite#4D5DAB

Lapis#26619C

Sapphire#0F52BA

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

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"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.76,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":7.61,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#1E2C6B","hex":"#1E2C6B","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.63,"contrastWhite":12.9,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Persian Blue","hex":"#1C39BB","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.35,"contrastWhite":8.93,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#193ACC","hex":"#193ACC","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.52,"contrastWhite":8.34,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#5B32B3","hex":"#5B32B3","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.55,"contrastWhite":8.23,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#B39B32","hex":"#B39B32","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.65,"contrastWhite":2.74,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool blue","jewel tone","jewel tone blue","Violet Blue adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","rich accent palettes","calm digital interfaces"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/324ab2.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/violet-blue.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/persian-blue.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tanzanite.json"]}

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"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"violet-blue","name":"Violet Blue","hex":"#324AB2","distance":0},{"slug":"persian-blue","name":"Persian Blue","hex":"#1C39BB","distance":29.223278392404914},{"slug":"tanzanite","name":"Tanzanite","hex":"#4D5DAB","distance":33.74907406137241},{"slug":"lapis","name":"Lapis","hex":"#26619C","distance":34.0147027033899},{"slug":"sapphire","name":"Sapphire","hex":"#0F52BA","distance":36.78314831549904}]

#324AB2

CSS

About #324AB2

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

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