#312979

Color #312979

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Midnight Blue #191970 · ΔE 8.94 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-900 #312c85 · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#312979

RGB

rgb(49, 41, 121)

HSL

hsl(246, 49.4%, 31.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246, 66.1%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(59.5%, 66.1%, 0%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(22.37, 28.12, -44.61)

LCH

lch(22.37, 52.73, 302.23)

OKLCH

oklch(34.3%, 0.1308, 281.51)

HWB

hwb(246, 16.1%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#717929

Analogous

#294979

#312979

#592979

Triadic

#312979

#793129

#297931

Split-complementary

#312979

#795929

#497929

Tetradic

#312979

#792971

#717929

#297931

Square

#312979

#792949

#717929

#297959

Shades

Color #312979 mixed toward black.

#292265

#211b51

#19153d

#100e28

#080714

Tints

Color #312979 mixed toward white.

#4338a4

#5d52c4

#867dd3

#aea8e2

#d7d4f0

Tones

Color #312979 mixed toward gray.

#363072

#3c366c

#413d65

#46445e

#4c4a58

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.72:1

White text reads better on this background (12.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2e2e6c · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#2e2f69 · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#31605e · ΔE 30

Achromatopsia

#353535 · ΔE 24.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #312979;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#312979]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#312979 (#312979) is rgb(49, 41, 121) in RGB.

No, #312979 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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