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#314b95 color: Le Grand Bleu

#314b95 is rgb(49, 75, 149) in RGB and oklch(43.379% 0.12543 266.622) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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224°
100%

43.4%
0.125
267°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • sky-800
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.17:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.57:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #314b95

#314b95 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 43.4% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 267°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.17:1 contrast and black text 2.57:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Le Grand Bleu (#244e94). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #314b95 mixed with white

  1. 314b95
  2. 435da0
  3. 566eab
  4. 6980b6
  5. 7d91c1
  6. 92a3cc
  7. a7b5d6
  8. bcc7e1
  9. d2daeb
  10. e8ecf5

Darker: #314b95 mixed with black

  1. 314b95
  2. 294081
  3. 22356d
  4. 1a2b5a
  5. 132148
  6. 0c1737
  7. 060e26
  8. 030616
  9. 010208
  10. 000001

Calmer: #314b95 with less saturation

  1. 314b95
  2. 344c8e
  3. 374d88
  4. 3b4e81
  5. 3e4f7a
  6. 415074
  7. 44506d
  8. 475166
  9. 4a515f
  10. 4e5158

Questions about #314b95

What color is #314b95?

#314b95 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Le Grand Bleu. In RGB it is rgb(49, 75, 149), in HSL hsl(224.4, 50.51%, 38.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(43.379% 0.12543 266.622).

What colors go well with #314b95?

The complementary color of #314b95 is #6a4b00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #005889 and #593e8c. The triadic partners are #892d29 and #096221.

Is white or black text more readable on #314b95?

White text reads better on #314b95: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and black gives 2.57:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #314b95 a warm or cool color?

#314b95 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 267 degrees, its lightness 43.4% and its chroma 0.125.