Information about #31497B color

#31497B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#31497B falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(49, 73, 123) — 19.2% red, 28.6% green, 48.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 29 / 20 / 0 / 52. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #31497B reads as a confidently colored azure and sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Metallic Blue (#32527B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Sea World (#323F75) and Blue Jay (#2B547E).

In RGB terms — rgb(49, 73, 123) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 8.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.4:1. No one has named #31497B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#31497B color variations

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

#31497B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#31497B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#1D2B4A

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Black

#000000

#31497B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#31497B color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#31667B

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#317B73

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#31497B 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
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#7C6431
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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
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#6E7C31
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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
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#316E7C
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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
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#7C3149
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#497C31
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#64317C
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#7C316E
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#7C6431
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#317C3F
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Nearest named colors to #31497B

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

Metallic Blue color link
Metallic Blue

#32527B

Sea World color link
Sea World

#323F75

Blue Jay color link
Blue Jay

#2B547E

Takaka color link
Takaka

#3D4D78

Magik color link
Magik

#3E4C7A

Limitless color link
Limitless

#254B75

Palm Springs Pathfinders color link
Palm Springs Pathfinders

#2D4C88

Torea Bay color link
Torea Bay

#353D75

Wet N Wild color link
Wet N Wild

#254375

Zoop De Loop color link
Zoop De Loop

#254683

Bellbottom Blue color link
Bellbottom Blue

#2C4C6D

Venice Blue color link
Venice Blue

#2C5778

#31497B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#31497B
  • RGB49, 73, 123
  • CMYK29, 20, 0, 52
  • CSSrgb(49, 73, 123)
  • HSL221°, 43%, 34%
  • HSL Precise220.541°, 43.023%, 33.725%
  • HSV221°, 60%, 48%
  • HSB221°, 60%, 48%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.192
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.482
  • GLSLvec3(0.192, 0.286, 0.482)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.192, 0.286, 0.482, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.192, 0.286, 0.482)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB19.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB48.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID31497B
  • DECIMAL ID3230075
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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