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#031ADE

#031ade ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#031ade is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.18% red, 10.2% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.65% cyan, 88.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 233.7°, with 97.33% saturation and 44.12% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.68.

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Relative luminance0.0603

Complementary

  1. #031ade
  2. #dec703

Split complementary

  1. #031ade
  2. #de5a03
  3. #88de03

Analogous

  1. #0388de
  2. #031ade
  3. #5a03de

Triadic

  1. #031ade
  2. #de031a
  3. #1ade03

Tetradic

  1. #031ade
  2. #c703de
  3. #dec703
  4. #1ade03

Square

  1. #031ade
  2. #de0388
  3. #dec703
  4. #03de5a

Monochromatic

  1. #010847
  2. #021193
  3. #031ade
  4. #3147fc
  5. #7d8afd

Shades

#031ade mixed progressively with black.

  1. #031ade
  2. #0317c8
  3. #0215b2
  4. #02129b
  5. #021085
  6. #020d6f
  7. #010a59
  8. #010843
  9. #01052c
  10. #000316
  11. #000000

Tints

#031ade mixed progressively with white.

  1. #031ade
  2. #1c31e1
  3. #3548e5
  4. #4f5fe8
  5. #6876eb
  6. #818def
  7. #9aa3f2
  8. #b3baf5
  9. #cdd1f8
  10. #e6e8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#031ade mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #031ade
  2. #1024d5
  3. #1c2ecb
  4. #2939c2
  5. #3543b8
  6. #424daf
  7. #4e57a6
  8. #5b619c
  9. #676c93
  10. #747689
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #36399b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003adb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006084 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004daf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-031ade {
  color: #031ade;
}
Background
.bg-031ade {
  background-color: #031ade;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-031ade {
  border: 2px solid #031ade;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #031ade;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 26 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 97% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-031ade {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #031ade, #5a03de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-031ade {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 26 222 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.68 #0000ff Blue ΔE 3.70 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.22 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.46 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.05 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.18 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.61 #fce521 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#031ade  rgb(3, 26, 222)  hsl(234, 97%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#dec703  rgb(222, 199, 3)  hsl(54, 97%, 44%)  Citrine
#de031a  rgb(222, 3, 26)  hsl(354, 97%, 44%)  Cadmium Red
#1ade03  rgb(26, 222, 3)  hsl(114, 97%, 44%)  Lime Green