What color is #315880?

#315880 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Slumber. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #315880?

The RGB value is 49, 88, 128: 49 red, 88 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #315880?

The complementary color is #805931, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #315880?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#315880 color

#315880 rgb(49, 88, 128)

Shades of blue

The hex color #315880 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 34.5% green and 50.2% blue (49, 88, 128).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 45% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Slumber (#2D517C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#315880 color codes

HEX	`#315880`
RGB	`rgb(49, 88, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 34.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 45%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 62%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 31%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.35, -0.72, -26.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.35, 26.64, 268.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.651, 9.19, 21.736)`
Decimal	`3233920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #315880, 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 #315880	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#315880 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #315880 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #315880; }
.text { color: #315880; }
.border { border: 2px solid #315880; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 88 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #315880, #323180); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #315880?: #315880 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Slumber. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #315880?: The RGB value is 49, 88, 128: 49 red, 88 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #315880?: The complementary color is #805931, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #315880?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.