What color is #314A71?

#314A71 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Interlude. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #314A71?

The RGB value is 49, 74, 113: 49 red, 74 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #314A71?

The complementary color is #715831, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #314A71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#314A71 color

#314A71 rgb(49, 74, 113)

Shades of blue

The hex color #314A71 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 29% green and 44.3% blue (49, 74, 113).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 40% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Interlude (#32496F), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.94:1).

#314A71 color codes

HEX	`#314A71`
RGB	`rgb(49, 74, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 29%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 40%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 57%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 35%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.21, 2.99, -25.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.21, 25.55, 276.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.695, 6.742, 16.568)`
Decimal	`3230321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #314A71, 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 #314A71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#314A71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	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 #314A71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #314a71; }
.text { color: #314a71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #314a71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 74 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #314a71, #383171); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #314A71?: #314A71 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Interlude. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #314A71?: The RGB value is 49, 74, 113: 49 red, 74 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #314A71?: The complementary color is #715831, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #314A71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.