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#314d99 color: Le Grand Bleu

#314d99 is rgb(49, 77, 153) in RGB and oklch(44.106% 0.12864 266.064) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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224°
100%

44.1%
0.129
266°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • sky-800
  • Black 40%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.92:1Readable · AA
Lc -92
Black text
2.65:1Hard to read
Lc 17

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About #314d99

#314d99 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 44.1% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 266°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.92:1 contrast and black text 2.65:1, 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: #314d99 mixed with white

  1. 314d99
  2. 435fa4
  3. 5670af
  4. 6981b9
  5. 7d93c4
  6. 92a4ce
  7. a7b6d8
  8. bcc8e2
  9. d2daec
  10. e8edf5

Darker: #314d99 mixed with black

  1. 314d99
  2. 294284
  3. 223770
  4. 1a2c5d
  5. 13224a
  6. 0c1838
  7. 060f27
  8. 030717
  9. 010208
  10. 000001

Calmer: #314d99 with less saturation

  1. 314d99
  2. 344e92
  3. 384f8b
  4. 3b5085
  5. 3f517e
  6. 425277
  7. 455270
  8. 495369
  9. 4c5361
  10. 4f535a

Questions about #314d99

What color is #314d99?

#314d99 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Le Grand Bleu. In RGB it is rgb(49, 77, 153), in HSL hsl(223.85, 51.49%, 39.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.106% 0.12864 266.064).

What colors go well with #314d99?

The complementary color of #314d99 is #6d4d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #005a8b and #5b4090. The triadic partners are #8c2e2a and #0b6421.

Is white or black text more readable on #314d99?

White text reads better on #314d99: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and black gives 2.65:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #314d99 a warm or cool color?

#314d99 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 266 degrees, its lightness 44.1% and its chroma 0.129.