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#310F6B Color

#310F6B is rgb(49, 15, 107) in RGB, hsl(262, 75%, 24%) in HSL, and about cmyk(54%, 86%, 0%, 58%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Persian Indigo (#32127A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.06. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#310F6B
HEX#310F6B
RGBrgb(49, 15, 107)
HSLhsl(262, 75%, 24%)
HSVhsv(262, 86%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(54%, 86%, 0%, 58%)
OKLCHoklch(29.2% 0.143 291.4)
LABlab(15.05% 33.71 -47.35)
LCHlch(15.05% 58.12 305.44)

What #310F6B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #310F6B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Persian Indigo#32127AΔE 7.06Midnight Blue#191970ΔE 8.53Spanish Violet#4C2882ΔE 10.43KSU Purple#512888ΔE 11.33Cosmic Cobalt#2E2D88ΔE 13.47St. Patrick's Blue#23297AΔE 14.36

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#310F6B Channel Values

How #310F6B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 49 · G 15 · B 1078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 262° · S 75% · L 24%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 262° · S 86% · V 42%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 54% · M 86% · Y 0% · K 58%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance14.88:1 vs white · 1.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #310F6B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text14.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #310F6B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #310F6B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #310F6B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#310F6B
Complementary
#496B0F
Analogous
#0F1C6B
Analogous
#5F0F6B
Triadic
#6B310F
Triadic
#0F6B31
Split comp.
#6B5F0F
Split comp.
#1C6B0F

Tints & Shades of #310F6B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#47169C
#5C1DC9
#783BE3
#9767E9
#B998F0
#D7C5F7

Shades

#2B0D5E
#250B50
#1F0A43
#1B083A
#14062D
#0E041F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #310F6B.

How #310F6B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#310F6B
Protanopia#18186B
Protanomaly#24156B
Deuteranopia#1F1F6B
Deuteranomaly#27196B
Tritanopia#1D2A2A
Tritanomaly#27214C
Achromatopsia#272727

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Using #310F6B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-310f6b: #310F6B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #310F6B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-310f6b': '#310F6B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.192, green: 0.059, blue: 0.420)
Android XML<color name="color_310f6b">#310F6B</color>
SVG fillfill="#310F6B"

More Purple Colors

#310F6B sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#310F6B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #310F6B?

#310F6B is a dark purple — rgb(49, 15, 107) in RGB and hsl(262, 75%, 24%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Persian Indigo (#32127A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.06.

What is the RGB value of #310F6B?

#310F6B is rgb(49, 15, 107) — red 49, green 15, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #310F6B?

#310F6B converts to approximately cmyk(54%, 86%, 0%, 58%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #310F6B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #310F6B scores 14.88:1 against white and 1.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #310F6B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #310F6B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is midnightblue (#191970) at a CIE76 distance of 8.53, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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