What color is #312B72?

#312B72 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Indie Go. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #312B72?

The RGB value is 49, 43, 114: 49 red, 43 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312B72?

The complementary color is #6C722B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312B72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#312B72 color

#312B72 rgb(49, 43, 114)

Shades of blue

The hex color #312B72 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 16.9% green and 44.7% blue (49, 43, 114).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 45% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Indie Go (#2E2364), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.22:1).

#312B72 color codes

HEX	`#312B72`
RGB	`rgb(49, 43, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 16.9%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 45%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 62%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 62%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.29, 24.38, -40.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.29, 47.08, 301.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.167, 3.595, 16.338)`
Decimal	`3222386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312B72, 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 #312B72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312B72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	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 #312B72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312b72; }
.text { color: #312b72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312b72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 43 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312b72, #552b72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #312B72?: #312B72 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Indie Go. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #312B72?: The RGB value is 49, 43, 114: 49 red, 43 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312B72?: The complementary color is #6C722B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312B72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.