What color is #313879?

#313879 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 #313879?

The RGB value is 49, 56, 121: 49 red, 56 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #313879?

The complementary color is #797231, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #313879?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#313879 color

#313879 rgb(49, 56, 121)

Shades of blue

The hex color #313879 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 22% green and 47.5% blue (49, 56, 121).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 42% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Good Karma (#333C76), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.65:1).

#313879 color codes

HEX	`#313879`
RGB	`rgb(49, 56, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 22%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 42%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 60%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 54%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.34, 18.04, -38.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.34, 42.23, 295.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.131, 4.861, 18.701)`
Decimal	`3225721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #313879, 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 #313879	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#313879 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #313879 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #313879; }
.text { color: #313879; }
.border { border: 2px solid #313879; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 56 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #313879, #4e3179); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #313879?: #313879 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 #313879?: The RGB value is 49, 56, 121: 49 red, 56 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #313879?: The complementary color is #797231, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #313879?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.