What color is #313661?

#313661 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galaxea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #313661?

The RGB value is 49, 54, 97: 49 red, 54 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #313661?

The complementary color is #615C31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #313661?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#313661 color

#313661 rgb(49, 54, 97)

Shades of blue

The hex color #313661 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 21.2% green and 38% blue (49, 54, 97).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 33% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Galaxea (#2E305E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.47:1).

#313661 color codes

HEX	`#313661`
RGB	`rgb(49, 54, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 21.2%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 33%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 49%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 44%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.17, 10.91, -26.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.17, 28.42, 292.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.743, 4.154, 11.859)`
Decimal	`3225185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #313661, 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 #313661	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#313661 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	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 #313661 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #313661; }
.text { color: #313661; }
.border { border: 2px solid #313661; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 54 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #313661, #443161); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #313661?: #313661 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galaxea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #313661?: The RGB value is 49, 54, 97: 49 red, 54 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #313661?: The complementary color is #615C31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #313661?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.