Close to Midnight Blue
#321E71
#321E71 is a dark, rich blue, close to the color Midnight Blue. In RGB it’s made of 19.6% red, 11.8% green, and 44.3% blue. Its hue is 254°, with 58% saturation and 28% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #321E71.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
13.46:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.56:1 FailThis color as text on white
13.46:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.56:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #321E71 as they’d see it.
#321E71 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #321E71
What color is #321E71?
#321E71 is a dark, rich blue, close to the color Midnight Blue. In RGB it’s made of 19.6% red, 11.8% green, and 44.3% blue. Its hue is 254°, with 58% saturation and 28% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #321E71 in RGB?
#321E71 is rgb(50, 30, 113): 50 red, 30 green, and 113 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #321E71 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(56, 73, 0, 56). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #321E71?
PANTONE 273 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #321E71?
Its complement #273300 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.