What color is #313E5C?

#313E5C 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 #313E5C?

The RGB value is 49, 62, 92: 49 red, 62 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #313E5C?

The complementary color is #5C4F31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #313E5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#313E5C color

#313E5C rgb(49, 62, 92)

Shades of blue

The hex color #313E5C is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 24.3% green and 36.1% blue (49, 62, 92).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 30% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% 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 10.64:1).

#313E5C color codes

HEX	`#313E5C`
RGB	`rgb(49, 62, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 24.3%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 30%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 47%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 33%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.36, 3.75, -19.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.36, 19.91, 280.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.92, 4.871, 10.804)`
Decimal	`3227228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #313E5C, 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 #313E5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#313E5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.64:1	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 #313E5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #313e5c; }
.text { color: #313e5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #313e5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 62 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #313e5c, #3a315c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #313E5C?: #313E5C 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 #313E5C?: The RGB value is 49, 62, 92: 49 red, 62 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #313E5C?: The complementary color is #5C4F31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #313E5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.