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Colour

#312CDC

  • #312CDC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#312CDC is a blue with RGB values 49, 44, 220 and HSL 242°, 72%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#312CDC#312CDC
HEX#312CDC
RGBrgb(49, 44, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.1922, 0.1725, 0.8627
RGB percentages19.2%, 17.3%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(241.7, 71.5%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.7, 80%, 86.3%)
CMYK77.7%, 80%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,222,748
CSS custom property--colour: #312CDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07622WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.32:1
Contrast with white8.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#CED323

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0045D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Tritanopia#006485no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.8Blue violet · ΔE 18.5Dark violet · ΔE 24.7Dark blue · ΔE 26.9Dark orchid · ΔE 29Blue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7DC2C
Analogous#2C7FDC, #892CDC
Triadic#DC312C, #2CDC31
Split complementary#DC892C, #7FDC2C
Tetradic#DC2C7F, #D7DC2C, #2CDC89

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCDBF9
Lighter +30%#B1AFF2
Lighter +20%#8683EB
Lighter +10%#5C58E3
Darker −10%#231EB7
Darker −20%#1A178B
Darker −30%#12105F
Darker −40%#0A0933
More saturated +25%#140DFB
Less saturated −25%#4E4BBD

Channel breakdown

R49
G44
B220
Red49 (19.2%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue241.7°
Saturation (HSL)71.54%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 31 · G 2C · B DC

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