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#314c85 color: Assassin

#314c85 is rgb(49, 76, 133) in RGB and oklch(42.493% 0.10047 263.587) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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221°
100%

42.5%
0.100
264°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • sky-800
  • Black 48%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.39:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.50:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #314c85

#314c85 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 42.5% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 264°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.39:1 contrast and black text 2.5:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Assassin (#2d4f83). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #314c85 mixed with white

  1. 314c85
  2. 435d91
  3. 566e9e
  4. 6a7faa
  5. 7e91b6
  6. 92a3c2
  7. a7b5cf
  8. bcc7db
  9. d2d9e7
  10. e8ecf3

Darker: #314c85 mixed with black

  1. 314c85
  2. 294173
  3. 223661
  4. 1a2c50
  5. 132240
  6. 0c1830
  7. 060f21
  8. 030613
  9. 010206
  10. 000001

Calmer: #314c85 with less saturation

  1. 314c85
  2. 344d80
  3. 374d7a
  4. 3a4e75
  5. 3d4e70
  6. 404e6a
  7. 434e65
  8. 464f5f
  9. 494f5a
  10. 4c4e54

Questions about #314c85

What color is #314c85?

#314c85 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Assassin. In RGB it is rgb(49, 76, 133), in HSL hsl(220.71, 46.15%, 35.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.493% 0.10047 263.587).

What colors go well with #314c85?

The complementary color of #314c85 is #684800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00567c and #524280. The triadic partners are #7c3533 and #275c27.

Is white or black text more readable on #314c85?

White text reads better on #314c85: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and black gives 2.5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #314c85 a warm or cool color?

#314c85 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 264 degrees, its lightness 42.5% and its chroma 0.1.