Violet Blue (#324AB2)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 7.61:1 — vs black: 2.76:1

Color values

  • HEX #324AB2
  • RGB rgb(50, 74, 178)
  • HSL hsl(228, 71%, 69%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 71.91, 58.43, 0, 30.2 )
  • Websafe #333399

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #324AB2 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Violet Blue
#324AB2 Base
#B29A32
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Violet Blue
#324AB2 Base
#328AB2
#5A32B2
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Violet Blue
#324AB2 Base
#B2324A
#4AB232
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Violet Blue
#324AB2 Base
#B25A32
#8AB232
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Violet Blue
#324AB2 Base
#B2328A
#B29A32
#32B25A
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Violet Blue
#324AB2 Base
#10183B
#213176
#293D92
#435CCA
#5F74D2
#9AA8E3
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Violet Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#060814
#0E1534
#172353
#203073
#293D92
Violet Blue #324AB2 Base
#4B63CC
#7386D8
#9BA8E3
#C3CBEE
#EBEEF9
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #324AB2. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #324AB2;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #324AB2;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #324AB2;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #324AB2,
        #E9D57B
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #324AB2,
        #E9D57B
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$violet-blue: #324AB2;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$violet-blue-r: 50;
$violet-blue-g: 74;
$violet-blue-b: 178;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $violet-blue;
    color: rgba($violet-blue-r, $violet-blue-g, $violet-blue-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Violet Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #324AB2 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #4444B2 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #4848B2 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #006060 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #545454 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Violet Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Violet Blue #324AB2 Base
Cerulean Blue #2A52BE ΔE 3.18
New Car #214FC6 ΔE 3.20
Cobalt #0047AB ΔE 3.79
Sapphire #0F52BA ΔE 4.42

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.