#324C64Bluedgeons (#324C64) is a dark, muted blue with an OKLCH hue of 247°, lightness 0.41 and chroma 0.052. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #324C64 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(50, 76, 100) |
| HSL | hsl(209, 33%, 29%) |
| HSV | hsv(209, 50%, 39%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50%, 24%, 0%, 61%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(31.3 -2.5 -17.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.406 0.052 247) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Bluedgeons shifts subtly: leans toward purple; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#384a5d — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward purple#364d62 — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#324c64 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#324c65 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Bluedgeons in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 8.92:1 and against black 2.35:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#99adc1 · #71889d · #4b647b · #324c64 · #0b2235 · #000615
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#407380 · #2e6079 · #324c64 · #26395e · #242649 · #1f1534
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#a49bb7 · #8878a9 · #686178 · #324c64 · #10324e · #001930
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#d8af84 · #768b9e · #5e6974 · #324c64 · #1b2f41 · #09141e
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f7f1eb · #a0a8b0 · #65615d · #324c64 · #2b333b · #020100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e8f3fe · #c0cdda · #324c64 · #1c2f40 · #000d1d · #f3a447
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#fdefe2 · #c1a07f · #7f5a31 · #324c64 · #472b06 · #00030d
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fdefe2 · #c99b8d · #6e622c · #324c64 · #4d2519 · #070400
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffecef · #c998a0 · #566a3a · #324c64 · #293811 · #060001
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fcecf7 · #c199b5 · #7f5a31 · #324c64 · #0e3b25 · #120500
#4F667C · #6C8195 · #8B9DAF · #ABBAC9 · #CCD8E3
#283F55 · #1E3347 · #152838 · #0C1C2B · #05121E
#384C5E · #3D4B59 · #424B53
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.