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#315996 color: B’dazzled Blue

#315996 is rgb(49, 89, 150) in RGB and oklch(46.601% 0.10936 258.621) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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216°
100%

46.6%
0.109
259°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-800
  • Black 41%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.00:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
3.00:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #315996

#315996 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 46.6% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 259°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7:1 contrast and black text 3:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is B’dazzled Blue (#2e5894). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #315996 mixed with white

  1. 315996
  2. 4469a1
  3. 5879ac
  4. 6c89b6
  5. 809ac1
  6. 94aacc
  7. a9bbd6
  8. becce0
  9. d3ddeb
  10. e9eef5

Darker: #315996 mixed with black

  1. 315996
  2. 294c82
  3. 22406e
  4. 1a345b
  5. 132849
  6. 0c1d37
  7. 061326
  8. 030916
  9. 010308
  10. 000001

Calmer: #315996 with less saturation

  1. 315996
  2. 365a90
  3. 3a5a8a
  4. 3f5a84
  5. 435a7e
  6. 475b79
  7. 4b5b73
  8. 4f5a6c
  9. 525a66
  10. 565a60

Questions about #315996

What color is #315996?

#315996 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is B’dazzled Blue. In RGB it is rgb(49, 89, 150), in HSL hsl(216.24, 50.75%, 39.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.601% 0.10936 258.621).

What colors go well with #315996?

The complementary color of #315996 is #7a5000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00648a and #584d93. The triadic partners are #8d3c41 and #376827.

Is white or black text more readable on #315996?

White text reads better on #315996: white gives a contrast ratio of 7:1 and black gives 3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #315996 a warm or cool color?

#315996 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 259 degrees, its lightness 46.6% and its chroma 0.109.