Information about #317AAE color

#317AAE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#317AAE falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(49, 122, 174) — 19.2% red, 47.8% green, 68.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 49 / 20 / 0 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#317AAE is a clearly saturated steel-blue azure that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Lure (#2F77A9). Slightly further away sit UCLA Blue (#2774AE) and Primetime (#3973A9).

In RGB terms — rgb(49, 122, 174) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #317AAE: 4.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#317AAE color variations

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

#317AAE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#317AAE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#317AAE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#317AAE 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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#317AAE 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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#AF6631
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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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#AFA531
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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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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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#7BAF31
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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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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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#A531AF
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#AF6631
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#3CAF31
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Nearest named colors to #317AAE

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

Lure color link
Lure

#2F77A9

UCLA Blue color link
UCLA Blue

#2774AE

Primetime color link
Primetime

#3973A9

Flat Blue color link
Flat Blue

#3C73A8

Bluish color link
Bluish

#2976BB

Lochmara color link
Lochmara

#316EA0

Sports Star color link
Sports Star

#3D85B8

Kasper Blue color link
Kasper Blue

#4072B7

Mid Blue color link
Mid Blue

#276AB3

Muted Blue color link
Muted Blue

#3B719F

Onetta Blue color link
Onetta Blue

#4070B8

Waterfront color link
Waterfront

#3E7F9D

#317AAE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#317AAE
  • RGB49, 122, 174
  • CMYK49, 20, 0, 32
  • CSSrgb(49, 122, 174)
  • HSL205°, 56%, 44%
  • HSL Precise204.96°, 56.054%, 43.725%
  • HSV205°, 72%, 68%
  • HSB205°, 72%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.192
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.478
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • GLSLvec3(0.192, 0.478, 0.682)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.192, 0.478, 0.682, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.192, 0.478, 0.682)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB19.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID317AAE
  • DECIMAL ID3242670
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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