Recognised as Colour

#312AED

#312AED
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#312AED is a blue with RGB values 49, 42, 237 and HSL 242°, 84%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#312AED#312AED

HEX#312AED

RGBrgb(49, 42, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.1922, 0.1647, 0.9294

RGB percentages19.2%, 16.5%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(242.2, 84.4%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(242.2, 82.3%, 92.9%)

CMYK79.3%, 82.3%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,222,253

CSS custom property--colour: #312AED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08423WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness90.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.82:1

Contrast with white7.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A

Inverted#CED512

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005BF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0048EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Tritanopia#006A8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 101.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10.4 Blue · ΔE 20.7 Blue violet · ΔE 20.7 Dark violet · ΔE 26.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 34.4 Dark blue · ΔE 34.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E6ED2A

Analogous#2A84ED, #932AED

Triadic#ED312A, #2AED31

Split complementary#ED922A, #85ED2A

Tetradic#ED2A84, #E6ED2A, #2AED93

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E7E6FD

Lighter +30%#B9B7F9

Lighter +20%#8C88F5

Lighter +10%#5E59F1

Darker −10%#1912D2

Darker −20%#130EA3

Darker −30%#0E0A74

Darker −40%#080645

More saturated +25%#2018FF

Less saturated −25%#4C47D0

Channel breakdown

R49

G42

B237

Red49 (19.2%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue242.15°

Saturation (HSL)84.42%

Lightness54.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 31 · G 2A · B ED

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Colour values

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