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#0331EF

#0331ef ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0331ef is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.18% red, 19.22% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.74% cyan, 79.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 228.31°, with 97.52% saturation and 47.45% 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 7.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.81.

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Relative luminance0.0845

Complementary

  1. #0331ef
  2. #efc103

Split complementary

  1. #0331ef
  2. #ef4b03
  3. #a7ef03

Analogous

  1. #03a7ef
  2. #0331ef
  3. #4b03ef

Triadic

  1. #0331ef
  2. #ef0331
  3. #31ef03

Tetradic

  1. #0331ef
  2. #c103ef
  3. #efc103
  4. #31ef03

Square

  1. #0331ef
  2. #ef03a7
  3. #efc103
  4. #03ef4b

Monochromatic

  1. #011258
  2. #0221a3
  3. #0331ef
  4. #4266fd
  5. #8da3fe

Shades

#0331ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0331ef
  2. #032cd7
  3. #0227bf
  4. #0222a7
  5. #021d8f
  6. #021978
  7. #011460
  8. #010f48
  9. #010a30
  10. #000518
  11. #000000

Tints

#0331ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0331ef
  2. #1c46f1
  3. #355af2
  4. #4f6ff4
  5. #6883f5
  6. #8198f7
  7. #9aadf9
  8. #b3c1fa
  9. #cdd6fc
  10. #e6eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0331ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0331ef
  2. #1039e4
  3. #1c41d9
  4. #2949ce
  5. #3551c3
  6. #4259b8
  7. #4e60ac
  8. #5b68a1
  9. #677096
  10. #74788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4047a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005df4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0046ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006e91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ff2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003fed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005cbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0331ef {
  color: #0331ef;
}
Background
.bg-0331ef {
  background-color: #0331ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0331ef {
  border: 2px solid #0331ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0331ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 49 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 98% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0331ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0331ef, #4b03ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0331ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 49 239 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.81 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.18 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.24 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.44 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.17 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.20 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 8.47 #fcce10 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Blue
#0331ef  rgb(3, 49, 239)  hsl(228, 98%, 47%)  Blue
#efc103  rgb(239, 193, 3)  hsl(48, 98%, 47%)  Saffron
#ef0331  rgb(239, 3, 49)  hsl(348, 98%, 47%)  Tractor Red
#31ef03  rgb(49, 239, 3)  hsl(108, 98%, 47%)  Lime