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#314e98 color: Chinese Blue

#314e98 is rgb(49, 78, 152) in RGB and oklch(44.252% 0.12589 265.466) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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223°
100%

44.3%
0.126
265°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • sky-800
  • Black 40%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.85:1Readable · AA
Lc -92
Black text
2.67:1Hard to read
Lc 17

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About #314e98

#314e98 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 44.3% lightness, 0.126 chroma and a hue of 265°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.85:1 contrast and black text 2.67:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Chinese Blue (#365194). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #314e98 mixed with white

  1. 314e98
  2. 435fa3
  3. 5671ae
  4. 6a82b9
  5. 7e93c3
  6. 92a5cd
  7. a7b6d8
  8. bcc8e2
  9. d2daec
  10. e8edf5

Darker: #314e98 mixed with black

  1. 314e98
  2. 294384
  3. 223870
  4. 1a2d5c
  5. 13234a
  6. 0c1938
  7. 060f27
  8. 030717
  9. 010208
  10. 000001

Calmer: #314e98 with less saturation

  1. 314e98
  2. 354f91
  3. 38508b
  4. 3b5184
  5. 3f527d
  6. 425276
  7. 465370
  8. 495369
  9. 4c5362
  10. 50535a

Questions about #314e98

What color is #314e98?

#314e98 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Chinese Blue. In RGB it is rgb(49, 78, 152), in HSL hsl(223.11, 51.24%, 39.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.252% 0.12589 265.466).

What colors go well with #314e98?

The complementary color of #314e98 is #6e4d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #005b8b and #5a4190. The triadic partners are #8c302d and #136421.

Is white or black text more readable on #314e98?

White text reads better on #314e98: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and black gives 2.67:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #314e98 a warm or cool color?

#314e98 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 265 degrees, its lightness 44.3% and its chroma 0.126.