#316bcd

Color #316bcd

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 14.02 Nearest Tailwind class blue-600 #155dfc · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#316bcd

RGB

rgb(49, 107, 205)

HSL

hsl(217.7, 61.4%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.7, 76.1%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(76.1%, 47.8%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(46.41, 15.65, -56.21)

LCH

lch(46.41, 58.35, 285.56)

OKLCH

oklch(54.3%, 0.1638, 260.23)

HWB

hwb(217.7, 19.2%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cd9331

Analogous

#31b9cd

#316bcd

#4531cd

Triadic

#316bcd

#cd316b

#6bcd31

Split-complementary

#316bcd

#cd4531

#b9cd31

Tetradic

#316bcd

#9331cd

#cd9331

#6bcd31

Square

#316bcd

#cd31b9

#cd9331

#31cd45

Shades

Color #316bcd mixed toward black.

#2959ab

#214789

#193566

#102444

#081222

Tints

Color #316bcd mixed toward white.

#5384d6

#759cde

#98b5e6

#baceef

#dde6f7

Tones

Color #316bcd mixed toward gray.

#3e6ec0

#4b72b3

#5875a6

#657899

#727c8c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.12:1

White text reads better on this background (5.1:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5051bb · ΔE 11.3

Deuteranopia

#4d48b7 · ΔE 13.7

Tritanopia

#36aba8 · ΔE 34.9

Achromatopsia

#6e6e6e · ΔE 25.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #316bcd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#316bcd]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#316bcd (#316bcd) is rgb(49, 107, 205) in RGB.

No, #316bcd is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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