Colour

#314C7F

#314C7F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#314C7F is a blue with RGB values 49, 76, 127 and HSL 219°, 44%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#314C7F#314C7F

HEX#314C7F

RGBrgb(49, 76, 127)

RGB (0–1)0.1922, 0.298, 0.498

RGB percentages19.2%, 29.8%, 49.8%

HSLhsl(219.2, 44.3%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.2, 61.4%, 49.8%)

CMYK61.4%, 40.2%, 0%, 50.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,230,847

CSS custom property--colour: #314C7F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07354WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness77.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.5:1

Contrast with white8.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#CEB380

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#365181no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Deuteranopia#2C497Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00575Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.9 Steel blue · ΔE 22.6 Slate grey · ΔE 30.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 32.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 34.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7F6431

Analogous#31737F, #3D317F

Triadic#7F314C, #4C7F31

Split complementary#7F3D31, #737F31

Tetradic#7F3173, #7F6431, #317F3D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A1B5DB

Lighter +30%#7C98CD

Lighter +20%#587BBE

Lighter +10%#3F62A4

Darker −10%#23365A

Darker −20%#152035

Darker −30%#060A11

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1B4595

Less saturated −25%#475369

Channel breakdown

R49

G76

B127

Red49 (19.2%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue127 (49.8%)

Hue219.23°

Saturation (HSL)44.32%

Lightness34.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 31 · G 4C · B 7F

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Colour values

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