What color is #313451?

#313451 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #313451?

The RGB value is 49, 52, 81: 49 red, 52 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #313451?

The complementary color is #514E31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #313451?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#313451 color

#313451 rgb(49, 52, 81)

Shades of blue

The hex color #313451 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 20.4% green and 31.8% blue (49, 52, 81).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 25% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.06:1).

#313451 color codes

HEX	`#313451`
RGB	`rgb(49, 52, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 20.4%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 25%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 40%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 36%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.66, 6.96, -18.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.66, 19.39, 291.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.979, 3.703, 8.288)`
Decimal	`3224657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #313451, 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 #313451	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#313451 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #313451 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #313451; }
.text { color: #313451; }
.border { border: 2px solid #313451; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 52 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #313451, #3e3151); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #313451?: #313451 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #313451?: The RGB value is 49, 52, 81: 49 red, 52 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #313451?: The complementary color is #514E31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #313451?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.