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#031AFF

#031aff ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#031aff 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 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.82% cyan, 89.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 234.52°, with 100% saturation and 50.59% 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 8.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 1.77.

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Relative luminance0.0798

Complementary

  1. #031aff
  2. #ffe803

Split complementary

  1. #031aff
  2. #ff6a03
  3. #98ff03

Analogous

  1. #0398ff
  2. #031aff
  3. #6a03ff

Triadic

  1. #031aff
  2. #ff031a
  3. #1aff03

Tetradic

  1. #031aff
  2. #e803ff
  3. #ffe803
  4. #1aff03

Square

  1. #031aff
  2. #ff0398
  3. #ffe803
  4. #03ff6a

Monochromatic

  1. #000a69
  2. #0011b6
  3. #031aff
  4. #5060ff
  5. #9ca5ff

Shades

#031aff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #031aff
  2. #0317e6
  3. #0215cc
  4. #0212b3
  5. #021099
  6. #020d80
  7. #010a66
  8. #01084d
  9. #010533
  10. #00031a
  11. #000000

Tints

#031aff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #031aff
  2. #1c31ff
  3. #3548ff
  4. #4f5fff
  5. #6876ff
  6. #818dff
  7. #9aa3ff
  8. #b3baff
  9. #cdd1ff
  10. #e6e8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#031aff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #031aff
  2. #1024f2
  3. #1c2ee6
  4. #2939d9
  5. #3543cc
  6. #424dc0
  7. #4e57b3
  8. #5b61a6
  9. #676c99
  10. #74768d
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e40b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006e97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004aff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0058c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-031aff {
  color: #031aff;
}
Background
.bg-031aff {
  background-color: #031aff;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-031aff {
  border: 2px solid #031aff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #031aff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 26 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 100% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-031aff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #031aff, #6a03ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-031aff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 26 255 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 1.77 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.42 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.62 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.63 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.43 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.95 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 10.36 #fce500 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Blue
#031aff  rgb(3, 26, 255)  hsl(235, 100%, 51%)  Blue
#ffe803  rgb(255, 232, 3)  hsl(55, 100%, 51%)  Canary Yellow
#ff031a  rgb(255, 3, 26)  hsl(355, 100%, 51%)  Red
#1aff03  rgb(26, 255, 3)  hsl(115, 100%, 51%)  Lime