What color is #313353?

#313353 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Escapade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #313353?

The RGB value is 49, 51, 83: 49 red, 51 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #313353?

The complementary color is #535131, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #313353?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#313353 color

#313353 rgb(49, 51, 83)

Shades of blue

The hex color #313353 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 20% green and 32.5% blue (49, 51, 83).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 26% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Escapade (#2B3458), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.15:1).

#313353 color codes

HEX	`#313353`
RGB	`rgb(49, 51, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 20%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 26%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 41%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 39%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.46, 8.3, -19.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.46, 21.42, 292.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.011, 3.645, 8.674)`
Decimal	`3224403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #313353, 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 #313353	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#313353 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #313353 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #313353; }
.text { color: #313353; }
.border { border: 2px solid #313353; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 51 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #313353, #403153); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #313353?: #313353 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Escapade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #313353?: The RGB value is 49, 51, 83: 49 red, 51 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #313353?: The complementary color is #535131, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #313353?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.