Recognised as Colour

#314B77

#314B77
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#314B77 is a blue with RGB values 49, 75, 119 and HSL 218°, 42%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#314B77

RGBrgb(49, 75, 119)

RGB (0–1)0.1922, 0.2941, 0.4667

RGB percentages19.2%, 29.4%, 46.7%

HSLhsl(217.7, 41.7%, 32.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.7, 58.8%, 46.7%)

CMYK58.8%, 37%, 0%, 53.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,230,583

CSS custom property--colour: #314B77;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07017WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness75.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.74:1

Contrast with white8.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#494949

Inverted#CEB488

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#394E79no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#304876no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#01555Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 22.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.7 Slate grey · ΔE 28.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 30.2 Dim grey · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 22.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#775D31

Analogous#316E77, #3A3177

Triadic#77314B, #4B7731

Split complementary#773A31, #6E7731

Tetradic#77316E, #775D31, #31773A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9DB3D7

Lighter +30%#7996C8

Lighter +20%#557AB9

Lighter +10%#40629B

Darker −10%#223453

Darker −20%#131D2F

Darker −30%#04070B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1C468C

Less saturated −25%#465062

Channel breakdown

R49

G75

B119

Red49 (19.2%)

Green75 (29.4%)

Blue119 (46.7%)

Hue217.71°

Saturation (HSL)41.67%

Lightness32.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 31 · G 4B · B 77

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