#314A76Dragonfly (#314A76) is a dark, soft blue with an OKLCH hue of 261°, lightness 0.41 and chroma 0.08. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #314A76 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(49, 74, 118) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 41%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 58%, 46%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58%, 37%, 0%, 54%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(31.5 4.8 -28.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.411 0.080 261) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Dragonfly shifts subtly: leans toward purple; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#37496f — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward purple#354b74 — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#314a76 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#314a78 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Dragonfly in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 8.85:1 and against black 2.37:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#879cc2 · #5f77a0 · #314a76 · #1b3159 · #031234 · #000012
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#437389 · #365f81 · #314a76 · #313661 · #2d244a · #261333
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#ac9ab6 · #9475a6 · #6e6077 · #314a76 · #1c3053 · #061735
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#dfbf88 · #7c8aa2 · #616a77 · #314a76 · #212e44 · #0d1421
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f6f1ea · #a2a8b2 · #66635e · #314a76 · #2e333d · #020100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f6f1e8 · #d1cbc0 · #a7a095 · #352d1e · #130b01 · #314a76
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#c7dfbf · #bec279 · #9a82a6 · #4f674c · #314a76 · #041016
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#faf1e0 · #c99d83 · #65682d · #314a76 · #4e270e · #020200
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffedec · #cd9896 · #496f43 · #314a76 · #1e3b19 · #050000
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffecf4 · #c898ad · #7b5e28 · #314a76 · #003d2f · #110700
#4D658D · #6B80A4 · #8A9CBC · #AAB9D4 · #CBD7EC
#273E65 · #1E3155 · #142645 · #0C1B35 · #041027
#374B6D · #3C4B64 · #424B5B
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.