Palettes / Colors / #313AED

#313AED — Vivid Blue

#313AED is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color RoyalBlue (#4169E1). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: royalblue (#4169E1) — not an exact match. CSS royalblue gives you #4169E1, a different color; use #313AED when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#313AED is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EDE431; it also sits naturally between #3198ED and #8531ED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 19% · Green 23% · Blue 93%

Cyan 79% · Magenta 76% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #313AED

.text { color: #313AED; }
.background { background-color: #313AED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #313AED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(49, 58, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(237, 84%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #313AED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(49, 58, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #313AED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(49, 58, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#313AED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#313AED">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDE431:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #313AED: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #313AED

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #313AED looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #313AED rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #313AEC  ·  #313AEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #313AED?

#313AED is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 49, 58, 237). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #313AED?

#313AED is RGB 49, 58, 237 — HSL 237°, 84%, 56% — CMYK 79%, 76%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #313AED?

Its complement is #EDE431; analogous partners are #3198ED and #8531ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #313AED for text?

White text on #313AED has a contrast ratio of 7.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.96:1.