What color is #131951?

#131951 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Fly-by-Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #131951?

The RGB value is 19, 25, 81: 19 red, 25 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #131951?

The complementary color is #514B13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #131951?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#131951 color

#131951 rgb(19, 25, 81)

Shades of blue

The hex color #131951 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 9.8% green and 31.8% blue (19, 25, 81).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 62% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 69% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Fly-by-Night (#1C1E4D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.34:1).

#131951 color codes

HEX	`#131951`
RGB	`rgb(19, 25, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 9.8%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 62%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 77%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 69%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.14, 19.03, -35.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.14, 39.9, 298.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.101, 1.428, 7.948)`
Decimal	`1251665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #131951, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #131951	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#131951 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #131951 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #131951; }
.text { color: #131951; }
.border { border: 2px solid #131951; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 25 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #131951, #2c1351); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #131951?: #131951 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Fly-by-Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #131951?: The RGB value is 19, 25, 81: 19 red, 25 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #131951?: The complementary color is #514B13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #131951?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.