What color is #131F69?

#131F69 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Midnight Crest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #131F69?

The RGB value is 19, 31, 105: 19 red, 31 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #131F69?

The complementary color is #695D13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #131F69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#131F69 color

#131F69 rgb(19, 31, 105)

Shades of blue

The hex color #131F69 is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 12.2% green and 41.2% blue (19, 31, 105).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 69% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 82% cyan, 70% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Crest (#112473), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.71:1).

#131F69 color codes

HEX	`#131F69`
RGB	`rgb(19, 31, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 12.2%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 69%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 82%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(82%, 70%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.2, 24.47, -44.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.2, 50.75, 298.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.307, 2.138, 13.6)`
Decimal	`1253225`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #131F69, 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 #131F69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#131F69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #131F69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #131f69; }
.text { color: #131f69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #131f69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 31 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #131f69, #321369); }

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Questions

What color is #131F69?: #131F69 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Midnight Crest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #131F69?: The RGB value is 19, 31, 105: 19 red, 31 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #131F69?: The complementary color is #695D13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #131F69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.