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#031CDB

#031cdb ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#031cdb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.18% red, 10.98% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.63% cyan, 87.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 233.06°, with 97.3% saturation and 43.53% 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 9.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.63.

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Relative luminance0.0596

Complementary

  1. #031cdb
  2. #dbc203

Split complementary

  1. #031cdb
  2. #db5603
  3. #88db03

Analogous

  1. #0388db
  2. #031cdb
  3. #5603db

Triadic

  1. #031cdb
  2. #db031c
  3. #1cdb03

Tetradic

  1. #031cdb
  2. #c203db
  3. #dbc203
  4. #1cdb03

Square

  1. #031cdb
  2. #db0388
  3. #dbc203
  4. #03db56

Monochromatic

  1. #010944
  2. #021290
  3. #031cdb
  4. #2e46fc
  5. #7a89fd

Shades

#031cdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #031cdb
  2. #0319c5
  3. #0216af
  4. #021499
  5. #021183
  6. #020e6e
  7. #010b58
  8. #010842
  9. #01062c
  10. #000316
  11. #000000

Tints

#031cdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #031cdb
  2. #1c33df
  3. #3549e2
  4. #4f60e6
  5. #6877e9
  6. #818eed
  7. #9aa4f1
  8. #b3bbf4
  9. #cdd2f8
  10. #e6e8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#031cdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #031cdb
  2. #1026d2
  3. #1c30c9
  4. #293ac0
  5. #3544b7
  6. #424eae
  7. #4e58a4
  8. #5b629b
  9. #676c92
  10. #747689
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #353999 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ad8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005f82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004dad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-031cdb {
  color: #031cdb;
}
Background
.bg-031cdb {
  background-color: #031cdb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-031cdb {
  border: 2px solid #031cdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #031cdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 28 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 97% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-031cdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #031cdb, #5603db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-031cdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 28 219 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.63 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.07 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.54 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.71 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.73 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.91 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.25 #fce324 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#031cdb  rgb(3, 28, 219)  hsl(233, 97%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#dbc203  rgb(219, 194, 3)  hsl(53, 97%, 44%)  Citrine
#db031c  rgb(219, 3, 28)  hsl(353, 97%, 44%)  Cadmium Red
#1cdb03  rgb(28, 219, 3)  hsl(113, 97%, 44%)  Lime Green