What color is #313185?

#313185 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Intergalactic Highway. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #313185?

The RGB value is 49, 49, 133: 49 red, 49 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #313185?

The complementary color is #858531, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #313185?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#313185 color

#313185 rgb(49, 49, 133)

Shades of blue

The hex color #313185 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 19.2% green and 52.2% blue (49, 49, 133).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 46% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Intergalactic Highway (#273287), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11:1).

#313185 color codes

HEX	`#313185`
RGB	`rgb(49, 49, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 19.2%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 46%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 63%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 63%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.39, 27.08, -47.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.39, 54.47, 299.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.597, 4.543, 22.715)`
Decimal	`3223941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #313185, 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 #313185	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#313185 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #313185 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #313185; }
.text { color: #313185; }
.border { border: 2px solid #313185; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 49 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #313185, #5b3185); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #313185?: #313185 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Intergalactic Highway. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #313185?: The RGB value is 49, 49, 133: 49 red, 49 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #313185?: The complementary color is #858531, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #313185?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.