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#301CBB

#301cbb ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#301cbb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.82% red, 10.98% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.33% cyan, 85.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 247.55°, with 73.95% saturation and 42.16% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.35.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0505

Complementary

  1. #301cbb
  2. #a7bb1c

Split complementary

  1. #301cbb
  2. #bb801c
  3. #57bb1c

Analogous

  1. #1c57bb
  2. #301cbb
  3. #801cbb

Triadic

  1. #301cbb
  2. #bb301c
  3. #1cbb30

Tetradic

  1. #301cbb
  2. #bb1ca7
  3. #a7bb1c
  4. #1cbb30

Square

  1. #301cbb
  2. #bb1c57
  3. #a7bb1c
  4. #1cbb80

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0836
  2. #1f1278
  3. #301cbb
  4. #5541e3
  5. #9184ed

Shades

#301cbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #301cbb
  2. #2b19a8
  3. #261696
  4. #221483
  5. #1d1170
  6. #180e5e
  7. #130b4b
  8. #0e0838
  9. #0a0625
  10. #050313
  11. #000000

Tints

#301cbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #301cbb
  2. #4533c2
  3. #5949c9
  4. #6e60cf
  5. #8377d6
  6. #988edd
  7. #aca4e4
  8. #c1bbeb
  9. #d6d2f1
  10. #eae8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#301cbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #301cbb
  2. #3826b5
  3. #4030af
  4. #483aa9
  5. #5044a3
  6. #584e9e
  7. #605898
  8. #686292
  9. #706c8c
  10. #787686
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a3484 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0046bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0038b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00516f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003abe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002fb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004294 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-301cbb {
  color: #301cbb;
}
Background
.bg-301cbb {
  background-color: #301cbb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-301cbb {
  border: 2px solid #301cbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #301cbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 48 28 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 74% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-301cbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #301cbb, #801cbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-301cbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(48 28 187 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.35 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.21 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.61 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.78 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.10 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.38 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.20 #cfe344 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#301cbb  rgb(48, 28, 187)  hsl(248, 74%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#a7bb1c  rgb(167, 187, 28)  hsl(68, 74%, 42%)  Apple Green
#bb301c  rgb(187, 48, 28)  hsl(8, 74%, 42%)  Venetian Red
#1cbb30  rgb(28, 187, 48)  hsl(128, 74%, 42%)  Kelly Green