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#313A54 Color

#313A54 is rgb(49, 58, 84) in RGB, hsl(225, 26%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 31%, 0%, 67%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Police Blue (#374F6B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.73. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#313A54
HEX#313A54
RGBrgb(49, 58, 84)
HSLhsl(225, 26%, 26%)
HSVhsv(225, 42%, 33%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 31%, 0%, 67%)
OKLCHoklch(35.2% 0.047 269.2)
LABlab(24.49% 1.90 -17.15)
LCHlch(24.49% 17.26 276.31)

What #313A54 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 #313A54, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#313A54 Channel Values

How #313A54 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 58 · B 848-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 225° · S 26% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 225° · S 42% · V 33%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 67%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.27:1 vs white · 1.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #313A54 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 text11.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #313A54

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #313A54; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #313A54

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #313A54.

How #313A54 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#313A54
Protanopia#393954
Protanomaly#363954
Deuteranopia#373754
Deuteranomaly#353854
Tritanopia#2C3E3E
Tritanomaly#2E3C48
Achromatopsia#3B3B3B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #313A54 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-313a54: #313A54;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #313A54;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-313a54': '#313A54' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.192, green: 0.227, blue: 0.329)
Android XML<color name="color_313a54">#313A54</color>
SVG fillfill="#313A54"

More Blue Colors

#313A54 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#313A54 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #313A54?

#313A54 is a dark blue — rgb(49, 58, 84) in RGB and hsl(225, 26%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Police Blue (#374F6B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.73.

What is the RGB value of #313A54?

#313A54 is rgb(49, 58, 84) — red 49, green 58, and blue 84 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #313A54?

#313A54 converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 31%, 0%, 67%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #313A54 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #313A54 scores 11.27:1 against white and 1.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #313A54 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #313A54 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 darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 20.48, which is visibly different.

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