Recognised as Colour

#312FE0

#312FE0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#312FE0 is a blue with RGB values 49, 47, 224 and HSL 241°, 74%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#312FE0#312FE0

HEX#312FE0

RGBrgb(49, 47, 224)

RGB (0–1)0.1922, 0.1843, 0.8784

RGB percentages19.2%, 18.4%, 87.8%

HSLhsl(240.7, 74.1%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240.7, 79%, 87.8%)

CMYK78.1%, 79%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,223,520

CSS custom property--colour: #312FE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08068WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness87.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.04:1

Contrast with white8.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#CED01F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0059E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0047DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original

Tritanopia#006688no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 13.3 Blue violet · ΔE 18.7 Dark violet · ΔE 25.1 Dark blue · ΔE 28 Blue · ΔE 29.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 13.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DEE02F

Analogous#2F86E0, #892FE0

Triadic#E0312F, #2FE031

Split complementary#E0892F, #86E02F

Tetradic#E02F86, #DEE02F, #2FE089

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1E1FA

Lighter +30%#B5B4F4

Lighter +20%#8988ED

Lighter +10%#5D5BE7

Darker −10%#1E1DBF

Darker −20%#171693

Darker −30%#100F67

Darker −40%#09093A

More saturated +25%#1411FE

Less saturated −25%#4E4DC2

Channel breakdown

R49

G47

B224

Red49 (19.2%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue224 (87.8%)

Hue240.68°

Saturation (HSL)74.06%

Lightness53.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 31 · G 2F · B E0

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