Recognised as Colour

#31A1E2

#31A1E2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Deep skyblue

#31A1E2 is a blue with RGB values 49, 161, 226 and HSL 202°, 75%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#31A1E2#31A1E2

HEX#31A1E2

RGBrgb(49, 161, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.1922, 0.6314, 0.8863

RGB percentages19.2%, 63.1%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(202, 75.3%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(202, 78.3%, 88.6%)

CMYK78.3%, 28.8%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,252,706

CSS custom property--colour: #31A1E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31634WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.33:1

Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#CE5E1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#82A2E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A91E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00B1B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 12.9 Steel blue · ΔE 15 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20 Light skyblue · ΔE 21.3 Sky blue · ΔE 26.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 12.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E27231

Analogous#31E2CB, #3148E2

Triadic#E231A1, #A1E231

Split complementary#E23148, #E2CB31

Tetradic#CB31E2, #E27231, #48E231

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E4F3FB

Lighter +30%#B7DEF5

Lighter +20%#8ACAEF

Lighter +10%#5EB5E8

Darker −10%#1C86C4

Darker −20%#156898

Darker −30%#0F496B

Darker −40%#092B3E

More saturated +25%#14A9FF

Less saturated −25%#4E99C5

Channel breakdown

R49

G161

B226

Red49 (19.2%)

Green161 (63.1%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue202.03°

Saturation (HSL)75.32%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 31 · G A1 · B E2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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