#317b9c Color Information

#317b9c Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #317b9c. In RGB, it consists of 19.2% Red, 48.2% Green, and 61.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 68.6% Cyan, 21.2% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 38.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 198.5°, with saturation of 52.2% and lightness of 40.2%. The decimal value for #317b9c is 3242908, and its nearest "web safe" color is #336699. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #317b9c is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#317b9c Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color49, 123, 156 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color19.2%, 48.2%, 61.2% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.808, 0.518, 0.388 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.686, 0.212, 0, 0.388 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color198.5°, 52.2%, 40.2% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color198.5°, 68.6%, 61.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color14.350, 17.219, 34.020 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color49, 93, 156 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code3242908 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color48.535, -11.926, -24.445 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)48.535, 27.199, 243.994 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color48.535, -28.170, -34.540 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color41.496, -10.889, -19.561 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.219, 0.263, 17.219 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4281432988 / 0xff317b9c Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#336699 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #317b9c

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #317b9c, its pure hue is 198.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 52.2%, and its lightness is 40.2%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #317b9c, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #060f14 to #2b6c89.

Tints of #317b9c

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #317b9c, its pure hue is 198.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 52.2%, and its lightness is 40.2%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #317b9c, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #4b8ca8 to #e5eff3.

Tones of #317b9c

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #317b9c, its pure hue is 198.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 52.2%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #317b9c, which range from #676767 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #008ecd (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #317b9c

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #317b9c! For #317b9c, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #317b9c. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #317b9c

This color, #317b9c, consists of 19.2% Red, 48.2% Green, and 61.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 49, Green = 123, Blue = 156. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #317b9c is 68.6% Cyan, 21.2% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 38.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R19.2%
C68.6%
G48.2%
M21.2%
B61.2%
Y0.0%
K38.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 49 123 156
Octal 61 173 234
Hexa #31 #7b #9c
Binary 00110001 01111011 10011100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 68 21 0 38
Octal 104 25 0 46
Hexa #44 #15 #00 #26
Binary 01000100 00010101 00000000 00100110

Analogous Colors of #317b9c

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #317b9c — which has hue 198.5° — its analogous colors are located at 168.5° and 228.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #317b9c.

Triadic Colors of #317b9c

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #317b9c — which has hue 198.5° — its triadic colors are located at 78.5° and 318.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #317b9c.

Complementary Color of #317b9c

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #317b9c — which has hue 198.5° — its complementary color is located at 18.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #317b9c.

Split Complementary Colors of #317b9c

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #317b9c — which has hue 198.5° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 48.5° and 348.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #317b9c.

Tetradic Colors of #317b9c

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #317b9c — which has hue 198.5° — its tetradic colors are located at 108.5°, 198.5°, 288.5°, and 18.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #317b9c.

Monochromatic Colors of #317b9c

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #317b9c, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #253942 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #4db7e7 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #317b9c

We want to make getting started with #317b9c on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #317b9c into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #317b9c can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #317b9c with other HTML elements.

#317b9c Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #317b9c.
<span style="color: #317b9c;">The color of this text is #317b9c.</span>

#317b9c Background Color

The background color for this text is #317b9c.
<div style="background-color: #317b9c; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #317b9c.</div>

#317b9c Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #317b9c.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #317b9c;">This color for the shadow of this text is #317b9c.</span>

#317b9c Border Color

This is a div with border color #317b9c.
<div style="border: #317b9c 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #317b9c.</div>

#317b9c Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #317b9c on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #317b9c; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #317b9c on a white background.</div></div>

#317b9c Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #317b9c on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #317b9c; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #317b9c on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #317b9c to White

This is a gradient from #317b9c to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#317b9c,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#317b9c,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#317b9c,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#317b9c,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #317b9c to white.</div>

Gradient from #317b9c to Black

This is a gradient from #317b9c to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#317b9c,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#317b9c,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#317b9c,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#317b9c,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #317b9c to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #317b9c

In addition to using #317b9c on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #317b9c in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #317b9c, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 49, Green = 123, Blue = 156). If you need details about the color coordinates of #317b9c in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #317b9c
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(49, 123, 156)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #317b9c; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #317b9c; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #317b9c; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(49, 123, 156);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#317b9c")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:49, green:123, blue:156, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:49 green:123 blue:156 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(49f, 123f, 156f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(49, 123, 156);
 

#317b9c Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #317b9c the same way. For those with color blindness, #317b9c might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #317b9c looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #317b9c is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #317b9c looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #317b9c will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #317b9c is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 4.7:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #317b9c would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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