What color is #313678?

#313678 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Good Karma. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #313678?

The RGB value is 49, 54, 120: 49 red, 54 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #313678?

The complementary color is #787331, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #313678?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#313678 color

#313678 rgb(49, 54, 120)

Shades of blue

The hex color #313678 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 21.2% green and 47.1% blue (49, 54, 120).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 42% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Good Karma (#333C76), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.88:1).

#313678 color codes

HEX	`#313678`
RGB	`rgb(49, 54, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 21.2%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 42%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 59%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 55%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.7, 19.05, -38.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.7, 43.01, 296.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.975, 4.647, 18.348)`
Decimal	`3225208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #313678, 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 #313678	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#313678 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #313678 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #313678; }
.text { color: #313678; }
.border { border: 2px solid #313678; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 54 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #313678, #4f3178); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #313678?: #313678 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Good Karma. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #313678?: The RGB value is 49, 54, 120: 49 red, 54 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #313678?: The complementary color is #787331, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #313678?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.