What color is #313157?

#313157 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Deep Sea Base. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #313157?

The RGB value is 49, 49, 87: 49 red, 49 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #313157?

The complementary color is #575731, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #313157?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#313157 color

#313157 rgb(49, 49, 87)

Shades of blue

The hex color #313157 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 19.2% green and 34.1% blue (49, 49, 87).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 28% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Deep Sea Base (#2C2C57), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.3:1).

#313157 color codes

HEX	`#313157`
RGB	`rgb(49, 49, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 19.2%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 28%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 44%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 44%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.08, 11, -23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.08, 25.49, 295.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.085, 3.538, 9.483)`
Decimal	`3223895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #313157, 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 #313157	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#313157 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #313157 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #313157; }
.text { color: #313157; }
.border { border: 2px solid #313157; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 49 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #313157, #443157); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #313157?: #313157 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Deep Sea Base. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #313157?: The RGB value is 49, 49, 87: 49 red, 49 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #313157?: The complementary color is #575731, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #313157?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.