Recognised as Colour
#31889E
- #31889E
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#31889E is a cyan with RGB values 49, 136, 158 and HSL 192°, 53%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#31889E#31889E
HEX#31889E
RGBrgb(49, 136, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.1922, 0.5333, 0.6196
RGB percentages19.2%, 53.3%, 62%
HSLhsl(192.1, 52.7%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.1, 69%, 62%)
CMYK69%, 13.9%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,246,238
CSS custom property--colour: #31889E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2073WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#CE7761
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9E4731
Analogous#319E7D, #31529E
Triadic#9E3188, #889E31
Split complementary#9E3152, #9E7D31
Tetradic#7E319E, #9E4731, #529E31
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R49
G136
B158
Red49 (19.2%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue192.11°
Saturation (HSL)52.66%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 31 · G 88 · B 9E
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