What color is #313D59?

#313D59 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Mediaeval Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #313D59?

The RGB value is 49, 61, 89: 49 red, 61 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #313D59?

The complementary color is #594D31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #313D59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#313D59 color

#313D59 rgb(49, 61, 89)

Shades of blue

The hex color #313D59 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 23.9% green and 34.9% blue (49, 61, 89).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 29% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Mediaeval Blue (#2E3858), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.81:1).

#313D59 color codes

HEX	`#313D59`
RGB	`rgb(49, 61, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 23.9%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 29%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 45%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 31%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.9, 3.43, -18.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.9, 18.64, 280.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.738, 4.711, 10.109)`
Decimal	`3226969`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #313D59, 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 #313D59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#313D59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #313D59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #313d59; }
.text { color: #313d59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #313d59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 61 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #313d59, #393159); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #313D59?: #313D59 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Mediaeval Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #313D59?: The RGB value is 49, 61, 89: 49 red, 61 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #313D59?: The complementary color is #594D31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #313D59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.