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#315572 Color

#315572 is rgb(49, 85, 114) in RGB, hsl(207, 40%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(57%, 25%, 0%, 55%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Police Blue (#374F6B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.12. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#315572
HEX#315572
RGBrgb(49, 85, 114)
HSLhsl(207, 40%, 32%)
HSVhsv(207, 57%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(57%, 25%, 0%, 55%)
OKLCHoklch(43.6% 0.064 244.3)
LABlab(34.43% -6.37 -20.91)
LCHlch(34.43% 21.86 253.05)

What #315572 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 #315572, 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.

#315572 Channel Values

How #315572 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 85 · B 1148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 207° · S 40% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 207° · S 57% · V 45%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 57% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 55%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.86:1 vs white · 2.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #315572 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 text7.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #315572

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #315572; 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 #315572

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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Shades

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How #315572 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#315572
Protanopia#505072
Protanomaly#465272
Deuteranopia#4B4B73
Deuteranomaly#424F72
Tritanopia#285959
Tritanomaly#2C5864
Achromatopsia#525252

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #315572 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-315572: #315572;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #315572;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-315572': '#315572' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.192, green: 0.333, blue: 0.447)
Android XML<color name="color_315572">#315572</color>
SVG fillfill="#315572"

More Blue Colors

#315572 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#315572 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #315572?

#315572 is a dark blue — rgb(49, 85, 114) in RGB and hsl(207, 40%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Police Blue (#374F6B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.12.

What is the RGB value of #315572?

#315572 is rgb(49, 85, 114) — red 49, green 85, and blue 114 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #315572?

#315572 converts to approximately cmyk(57%, 25%, 0%, 55%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #315572 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #315572 scores 7.86:1 against white and 2.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #315572 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #315572 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 18.27, which is visibly different.

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