Information about #317496 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #317496 belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(49, 116, 150) — 19.2% red, 45.5% green, 58.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 40 / 13 / 0 / 41. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #317496 reads as a confidently colored steel-blue azure and holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Lochmara (#316EA0). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Thousand Herb Color (#317589) and Muted Blue (#3B719F).

The recipe behind #317496 is rgb(49, 116, 150), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #317496 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.2:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.1:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#317496 color variations

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#317496 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #317496

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Lochmara color link
Lochmara

#316EA0

Muted Blue color link
Muted Blue

#3B719F

Teal Blue color link
Teal Blue

#367588

Optimist color link
Optimist

#2B688D

Waterfront color link
Waterfront

#3E7F9D

Ugly Blue color link
Ugly Blue

#31668A

Calypso color link
Calypso

#3D7188

Lure color link
Lure

#2F77A9

Queen Blue color link
Queen Blue

#436B95

Primetime color link
Primetime

#3973A9

#317496 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#317496
  • RGB49, 116, 150
  • CMYK40, 13, 0, 41
  • HSL200°, 51%, 39%
  • HSL Precise200.198°, 50.754%, 39.02%
  • HSV200°, 67%, 59%
  • HSB200°, 67%, 59%
  • HEX ID317496
  • DECIMAL ID3241110
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • Percentage of Red in RGB19.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB58.8%
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