Information about #31218D color

#31218D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#31218D falls into the Blue Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(49, 33, 141) — 19.2% red, 12.9% green, 55.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 36 / 42 / 0 / 45. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #31218D reads as a energetic, saturated deep-sea blue and holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Picotee Blue (#2E2787). Its next-closest registered neighbors are NELLE (#332299) and Cosmic Cobalt (#2E2D88).

The recipe behind #31218D is rgb(49, 33, 141), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #31218D: 12.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #31218D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#31218D color variations

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

#31218D 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 #31218D

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#31218D
  • RGB49, 33, 141
  • CMYK36, 42, 0, 45
  • CSSrgb(49, 33, 141)
  • HSL249°, 62%, 34%
  • HSL Precise248.889°, 62.069%, 34.118%
  • HSV249°, 77%, 55%
  • HSB249°, 77%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.192
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.129
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • GLSLvec3(0.192, 0.129, 0.553)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.192, 0.129, 0.553, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.192, 0.129, 0.553)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB19.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB12.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.3%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID31218D
  • DECIMAL ID3219853
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01