What color is #31355B?

#31355B 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 #31355B?

The RGB value is 49, 53, 91: 49 red, 53 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #31355B?

The complementary color is #5B5731, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #31355B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#31355B color

#31355B rgb(49, 53, 91)

Shades of blue

The hex color #31355B is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 20.8% green and 35.7% blue (49, 53, 91).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 30% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Escapade (#2B3458), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.73:1).

#31355B color codes

HEX	`#31355B`
RGB	`rgb(49, 53, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 20.8%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 30%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 46%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 42%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.52, 9.56, -23.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.52, 25.24, 292.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.427, 3.954, 10.425)`
Decimal	`3224923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #31355B, 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 #31355B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#31355B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #31355B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #31355b; }
.text { color: #31355b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #31355b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 53 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #31355b, #42315b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #31355B?: #31355B 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 #31355B?: The RGB value is 49, 53, 91: 49 red, 53 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #31355B?: The complementary color is #5B5731, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #31355B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.