Recognised as Colour
#312EAB
- #312EAB
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#312EAB is a blue with RGB values 49, 46, 171 and HSL 241°, 58%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#312EAB#312EAB
HEX#312EAB
RGBrgb(49, 46, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.1922, 0.1804, 0.6706
RGB percentages19.2%, 18%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(241.4, 57.6%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.4, 73.1%, 67.1%)
CMYK71.3%, 73.1%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,223,211
CSS custom property--colour: #312EAB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05547WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.96:1
Contrast with white9.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#CED154
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A8AB2E
Analogous#2E69AB, #702EAB
Triadic#AB312E, #2EAB31
Split complementary#AB6F2E, #6AAB2E
Tetradic#AB2E69, #A8AB2E, #2EAB70
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R49
G46
B171
Red49 (19.2%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue241.44°
Saturation (HSL)57.6%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 31 · G 2E · B AB
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