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#031AEB

#031aeb ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#031aeb 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 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.72% cyan, 88.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 234.05°, with 97.48% saturation and 46.67% 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 8.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 2.32.

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Relative luminance0.0676

Complementary

  1. #031aeb
  2. #ebd403

Split complementary

  1. #031aeb
  2. #eb6003
  3. #8eeb03

Analogous

  1. #038eeb
  2. #031aeb
  3. #6003eb

Triadic

  1. #031aeb
  2. #eb031a
  3. #1aeb03

Tetradic

  1. #031aeb
  2. #d403eb
  3. #ebd403
  4. #1aeb03

Square

  1. #031aeb
  2. #eb038e
  3. #ebd403
  4. #03eb60

Monochromatic

  1. #010954
  2. #02129f
  3. #031aeb
  4. #3e51fd
  5. #8a95fe

Shades

#031aeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #031aeb
  2. #0317d4
  3. #0215bc
  4. #0212a5
  5. #02108d
  6. #020d76
  7. #010a5e
  8. #010847
  9. #01052f
  10. #000318
  11. #000000

Tints

#031aeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #031aeb
  2. #1c31ed
  3. #3548ef
  4. #4f5ff1
  5. #6876f3
  6. #818df5
  7. #9aa3f7
  8. #b3baf9
  9. #cdd1fb
  10. #e6e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#031aeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #031aeb
  2. #1024e0
  3. #1c2ed6
  4. #2939cb
  5. #3543c0
  6. #424db6
  7. #4e57ab
  8. #5b61a0
  9. #676c95
  10. #74768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #393ca4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003de8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00668b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0044ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0052b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-031aeb {
  color: #031aeb;
}
Background
.bg-031aeb {
  background-color: #031aeb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-031aeb {
  border: 2px solid #031aeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #031aeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 26 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 97% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-031aeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #031aeb, #6003eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-031aeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 26 235 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.32 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.83 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.08 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.15 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.63 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.14 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.79 #fce514 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Blue
#031aeb  rgb(3, 26, 235)  hsl(234, 97%, 47%)  Blue
#ebd403  rgb(235, 212, 3)  hsl(54, 97%, 47%)  Citrine
#eb031a  rgb(235, 3, 26)  hsl(354, 97%, 47%)  Lust
#1aeb03  rgb(26, 235, 3)  hsl(114, 97%, 47%)  Lime