Recognised as Colour

#315EAC

#315EAC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#315EAC is a blue with RGB values 49, 94, 172 and HSL 218°, 56%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#315EAC#315EAC

HEX#315EAC

RGBrgb(49, 94, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.1922, 0.3686, 0.6745

RGB percentages19.2%, 36.9%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(218, 55.7%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218, 71.5%, 67.5%)

CMYK71.5%, 45.3%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,235,500

CSS custom property--colour: #315EAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11637WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.31:1

Contrast with white6.31:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#CEA153

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3766AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#1F5BAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00707Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.6 Steel blue · ΔE 24.2 Royal blue · ΔE 25 Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.4 Slate blue · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AC7F31

Analogous#319CAC, #4131AC

Triadic#AC315E, #5EAC31

Split complementary#AC4231, #9BAC31

Tetradic#AC319C, #AC7F31, #31AC42

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BDCEEC

Lighter +30%#95B1E1

Lighter +20%#6D94D6

Lighter +10%#4676CA

Darker −10%#264884

Darker −20%#1A335D

Darker −30%#0F1D35

Darker −40%#04070D

More saturated +25%#1557C8

Less saturated −25%#4D6590

Channel breakdown

R49

G94

B172

Red49 (19.2%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue218.05°

Saturation (HSL)55.66%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 31 · G 5E · B AC

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Tints, shades & saturation

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