Information about #031A4F color

#031A4F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#031A4F falls into the Azure Color Family — Full Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(3, 26, 79) — 1.2% red, 10.2% green, 31% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 30 / 21 / 0 / 69. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#031A4F is a pure, full-strength sky-leaning azure that stays on the darker end of the scale. It is a natural fit for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Gulf Blue (#051657). Slightly further away sit Borisfen Deep Blue (#001355) and Oxford Blue (#002147).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(3, 26, 79)), which gives #031A4F its character. On this background, white text reaches a 16.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.3:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:69), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #031A4F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#031A4F color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#031A4F 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 #031A4F

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#031A4F
  • RGB3, 26, 79
  • CMYK30, 21, 0, 69
  • CSSrgb(3, 26, 79)
  • HSL222°, 93%, 16%
  • HSL Precise221.842°, 92.683%, 16.078%
  • HSV222°, 96%, 31%
  • HSB222°, 96%, 31%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.012
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.102
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.310
  • GLSLvec3(0.012, 0.102, 0.310)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.012, 0.102, 0.310, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.012, 0.102, 0.310)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB1.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB10.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID031A4F
  • DECIMAL ID203343
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01