Exploring the Color #3246C7

#3246C7 sits at 232° on the color wheel, placing it in the blue family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 60% saturation and 49% lightness, it reads as a moderately saturated, balanced tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 50, 70, 199 produces a 7.40:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #3246C7 is a clear variant of CSS royal blue — about 46 units away from #4169E1. Designers reach for blue hues at this saturation when the brief calls for a conversational, mid-energy register, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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