Information about #315AA0 color

#315AA0 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#315AA0 falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(49, 90, 160) — 19.2% red, 35.3% green, 62.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 44 / 27 / 0 / 37. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#315AA0 presents itself as a clearly saturated steel-blue azure — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from St Tropaz (#2D569B). Slightly further away sit Cyan Cobalt Blue (#28589C) and Ebullient Blue (#36529A).

In RGB terms — rgb(49, 90, 160) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #315AA0 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#315AA0 color variations

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

#315AA0 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 #315AA0

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#315AA0
  • RGB49, 90, 160
  • CMYK44, 27, 0, 37
  • CSSrgb(49, 90, 160)
  • HSL218°, 53%, 41%
  • HSL Precise217.838°, 53.11%, 40.98%
  • HSV218°, 69%, 63%
  • HSB218°, 69%, 63%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.192
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • GLSLvec3(0.192, 0.353, 0.627)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.192, 0.353, 0.627, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.192, 0.353, 0.627)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB19.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62.7%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID315AA0
  • DECIMAL ID3234464
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01