Recognised as Colour

#314AEB

#314AEB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#314AEB is a blue with RGB values 49, 74, 235 and HSL 232°, 82%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#314AEB#314AEB

HEX#314AEB

RGBrgb(49, 74, 235)

RGB (0–1)0.1922, 0.2902, 0.9216

RGB percentages19.2%, 29%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(231.9, 82.3%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.9, 79.1%, 92.2%)

CMYK79.1%, 68.5%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,230,443

CSS custom property--colour: #314AEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11549WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.34:1

Contrast with white6.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#CEB514

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0068F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0056E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Tritanopia#007795no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 22 Blue violet · ΔE 24 Medium blue · ΔE 26.6 Slate blue · ΔE 28 Royal blue · ΔE 28.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EBD231

Analogous#31A7EB, #7531EB

Triadic#EB314A, #4AEB31

Split complementary#EB7531, #A7EB31

Tetradic#EB31A7, #EBD231, #31EB75

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBEDFD

Lighter +30%#BCC5F9

Lighter +20%#8E9CF4

Lighter +10%#5F73F0

Darker −10%#152ED4

Darker −20%#1024A6

Darker −30%#0C1A77

Darker −40%#071049

More saturated +25%#1D3BFF

Less saturated −25%#4D5FCF

Channel breakdown

R49

G74

B235

Red49 (19.2%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue231.94°

Saturation (HSL)82.3%

Lightness55.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 31 · G 4A · B EB

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