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#031CDC

#031cdc ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#031cdc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.64% cyan, 87.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 233.09°, with 97.31% saturation and 43.73% 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 9.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.72.

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Relative luminance0.0602

Complementary

  1. #031cdc
  2. #dcc303

Split complementary

  1. #031cdc
  2. #dc5703
  3. #89dc03

Analogous

  1. #0389dc
  2. #031cdc
  3. #5703dc

Triadic

  1. #031cdc
  2. #dc031c
  3. #1cdc03

Tetradic

  1. #031cdc
  2. #c303dc
  3. #dcc303
  4. #1cdc03

Square

  1. #031cdc
  2. #dc0389
  3. #dcc303
  4. #03dc57

Monochromatic

  1. #010945
  2. #021291
  3. #031cdc
  4. #2f47fc
  5. #7b8afd

Shades

#031cdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #031cdc
  2. #0319c6
  3. #0216b0
  4. #02149a
  5. #021184
  6. #020e6e
  7. #010b58
  8. #010842
  9. #01062c
  10. #000316
  11. #000000

Tints

#031cdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #031cdc
  2. #1c33e0
  3. #3549e3
  4. #4f60e7
  5. #6877ea
  6. #818eee
  7. #9aa4f1
  8. #b3bbf5
  9. #cdd2f8
  10. #e6e8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#031cdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #031cdc
  2. #1026d3
  3. #1c30ca
  4. #293ac0
  5. #3544b7
  6. #424eae
  7. #4e58a5
  8. #5b629c
  9. #676c92
  10. #747689
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #36399a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ad9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006083 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004dae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-031cdc {
  color: #031cdc;
}
Background
.bg-031cdc {
  background-color: #031cdc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-031cdc {
  border: 2px solid #031cdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #031cdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 28 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 97% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-031cdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #031cdc, #5703dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-031cdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 28 220 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.72 #0000ff Blue ΔE 3.95 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.43 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.60 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.77 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.03 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.32 #fce323 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#031cdc  rgb(3, 28, 220)  hsl(233, 97%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#dcc303  rgb(220, 195, 3)  hsl(53, 97%, 44%)  Citrine
#dc031c  rgb(220, 3, 28)  hsl(353, 97%, 44%)  Cadmium Red
#1cdc03  rgb(28, 220, 3)  hsl(113, 97%, 44%)  Lime Green