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Recognised as Colour

#316AED

  • #316AED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#316AED is a blue with RGB values 49, 106, 237 and HSL 222°, 84%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#316AED#316AED
HEX#316AED
RGBrgb(49, 106, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.1922, 0.4157, 0.9294
RGB percentages19.2%, 41.6%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(221.8, 83.9%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.8, 79.3%, 92.9%)
CMYK79.3%, 55.3%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,238,637
CSS custom property--colour: #316AED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17075WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.76:1
Contrast with white4.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#CE9512

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007CF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#006BEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#008BA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 6.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.6Slate blue · ΔE 15.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.7Medium purple · ΔE 23.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 6.27, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDB431
Analogous#31C8ED, #5631ED
Triadic#ED316A, #6AED31
Split complementary#ED5631, #C8ED31
Tetradic#ED31C8, #EDB431, #31ED56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDF2FD
Lighter +30%#BED0F9
Lighter +20%#8FAEF5
Lighter +10%#608CF1
Darker −10%#134FD8
Darker −20%#0F3EA9
Darker −30%#0B2D7A
Darker −40%#071B4B
More saturated +25%#1F63FF
Less saturated −25%#4D75D1

Channel breakdown

R49
G106
B237
Red49 (19.2%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue221.81°
Saturation (HSL)83.93%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 31 · G 6A · B ED

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