Recognised as Colour

#3151C0

#3151C0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#3151C0 is a blue with RGB values 49, 81, 192 and HSL 227°, 59%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3151C0

RGBrgb(49, 81, 192)

RGB (0–1)0.1922, 0.3176, 0.7529

RGB percentages19.2%, 31.8%, 75.3%

HSLhsl(226.6, 59.3%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(226.6, 74.5%, 75.3%)

CMYK74.5%, 57.8%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,232,192

CSS custom property--colour: #3151C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10344WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.84:1

Contrast with white6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#CEAE3F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0061C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0054BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Tritanopia#006D80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.2 Slate blue · ΔE 11.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.7 Medium purple · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C0A031

Analogous#3199C0, #5831C0

Triadic#C03151, #51C031

Split complementary#C05831, #99C031

Tetradic#C03199, #C0A031, #31C058

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CBD4F2

Lighter +30%#A3B2E7

Lighter +20%#7A90DD

Lighter +10%#516ED3

Darker −10%#274097

Darker −20%#1C2F6F

Darker −30%#121E46

Darker −40%#080C1D

More saturated +25%#1340DE

Less saturated −25%#4F62A2

Channel breakdown

R49

G81

B192

Red49 (19.2%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue192 (75.3%)

Hue226.57°

Saturation (HSL)59.34%

Lightness47.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 31 · G 51 · B C0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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