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#314189 color: Official Violet

#314189 is rgb(49, 65, 137) in RGB and oklch(40.328% 0.12111 270.664) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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229°
100%

40.3%
0.121
271°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.34:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.25:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #314189

#314189 is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 40.3% lightness, 0.121 chroma and a hue of 271°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.34:1 contrast and black text 2.25:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Official Violet (#2e4182). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-900.

More dark indigo colors

Lighter: #314189 mixed with white

  1. 314189
  2. 425395
  3. 5566a2
  4. 6878ae
  5. 7c8bba
  6. 909ec5
  7. a6b1d1
  8. bbc4dd
  9. d1d7e8
  10. e8ebf4

Darker: #314189 mixed with black

  1. 314189
  2. 293776
  3. 222e64
  4. 1a2553
  5. 131c42
  6. 0c1331
  7. 060b22
  8. 030514
  9. 010107
  10. 000001

Calmer: #314189 with less saturation

  1. 314189
  2. 334383
  3. 35447c
  4. 374576
  5. 3a4670
  6. 3c476a
  7. 3f4763
  8. 41485d
  9. 434856
  10. 46484f

Questions about #314189

What color is #314189?

#314189 is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Official Violet. In RGB it is rgb(49, 65, 137), in HSL hsl(229.09, 47.31%, 36.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.328% 0.12111 270.664).

What colors go well with #314189?

The complementary color of #314189 is #5d4500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #004e83 and #54357f. The triadic partners are #7d271c and #005a22.

Is white or black text more readable on #314189?

White text reads better on #314189: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and black gives 2.25:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #314189 a warm or cool color?

#314189 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 271 degrees, its lightness 40.3% and its chroma 0.121.