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Recognised as Colour

#316FE5

  • #316FE5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#316FE5 is a blue with RGB values 49, 111, 229 and HSL 219°, 78%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#316FE5#316FE5
HEX#316FE5
RGBrgb(49, 111, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.1922, 0.4353, 0.898
RGB percentages19.2%, 43.5%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(219.3, 77.6%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.3, 78.6%, 89.8%)
CMYK78.6%, 51.5%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,239,909
CSS custom property--colour: #316FE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17679WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.63:1
Contrast with white4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#CE901A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1C7DE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#006DE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#008C9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 4.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 16Slate blue · ΔE 16.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.2Medium purple · ΔE 22.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 4.37, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5A731
Analogous#31C9E5, #4D31E5
Triadic#E5316F, #6FE531
Split complementary#E54D31, #C9E531
Tetradic#E531C9, #E5A731, #31E54D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6EEFC
Lighter +30%#B9CEF6
Lighter +20%#8CAEF0
Lighter +10%#5E8FEB
Darker −10%#1956CA
Darker −20%#14439C
Darker −30%#0E2F6F
Darker −40%#081C42
More saturated +25%#1767FF
Less saturated −25%#4E78C8

Channel breakdown

R49
G111
B229
Red49 (19.2%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue219.33°
Saturation (HSL)77.59%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 31 · G 6F · B E5

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