#315ca9

Color #315ca9

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 17.29 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#315ca9

RGB

rgb(49, 92, 169)

HSL

hsl(218.5, 55%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.5, 71%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(71%, 45.6%, 0%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(39.87, 11.78, -45.76)

LCH

lch(39.87, 47.25, 284.44)

OKLCH

oklch(48.5%, 0.1326, 261.02)

HWB

hwb(218.5, 19.2%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a97e31

Analogous

#3198a9

#315ca9

#4231a9

Triadic

#315ca9

#a9315c

#5ca931

Split-complementary

#315ca9

#a94231

#98a931

Tetradic

#315ca9

#7e31a9

#a97e31

#5ca931

Square

#315ca9

#a93198

#a97e31

#31a942

Shades

Color #315ca9 mixed toward black.

#294d8d

#213d71

#182e54

#101f38

#080f1c

Tints

Color #315ca9 mixed toward white.

#4272c8

#688ed3

#8eabde

#b4c7e9

#d9e3f4

Tones

Color #315ca9 mixed toward gray.

#3b5f9f

#456295

#4f648b

#596781

#636a77

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.23:1

White text reads better on this background (6.49:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#47489b · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#454197 · ΔE 11.3

Tritanopia

#348e8b · ΔE 31

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 23

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #315ca9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#315ca9]

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

#315ca9 (#315ca9) is rgb(49, 92, 169) in RGB.

No, #315ca9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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