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#310BB9

#310bb9 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#310bb9 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.22% red, 4.31% green and 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.51% cyan, 94.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 253.1°, with 88.78% saturation and 38.43% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.66.

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Relative luminance0.044

Complementary

  1. #310bb9
  2. #93b90b

Split complementary

  1. #310bb9
  2. #b9880b
  3. #3cb90b

Analogous

  1. #0b3cb9
  2. #310bb9
  3. #880bb9

Triadic

  1. #310bb9
  2. #b9310b
  3. #0bb931

Tetradic

  1. #310bb9
  2. #b90b93
  3. #93b90b
  4. #0bb931

Square

  1. #310bb9
  2. #b90b3c
  3. #93b90b
  4. #0bb988

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0229
  2. #1e0771
  3. #310bb9
  4. #4d1ff2
  5. #8667f6

Shades

#310bb9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #310bb9
  2. #2c0aa7
  3. #270994
  4. #220882
  5. #1d076f
  6. #19065d
  7. #14044a
  8. #0f0338
  9. #0a0225
  10. #050113
  11. #000000

Tints

#310bb9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #310bb9
  2. #4623c0
  3. #5a3cc7
  4. #6f54ce
  5. #836dd5
  6. #9885dc
  7. #ad9de3
  8. #c1b6ea
  9. #d6cef1
  10. #eae7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#310bb9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #310bb9
  2. #3917b3
  3. #4122ae
  4. #492ea8
  5. #513aa2
  6. #59469d
  7. #605197
  8. #685d91
  9. #70698b
  10. #787486
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #372e81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0042bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0034b6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004c6c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0034bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0028b7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003c91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-310bb9 {
  color: #310bb9;
}
Background
.bg-310bb9 {
  background-color: #310bb9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-310bb9 {
  border: 2px solid #310bb9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #310bb9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 49 11 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 89% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-310bb9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #310bb9, #880bb9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-310bb9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(49 11 185 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.66 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.75 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.18 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.53 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.59 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.96 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.58 #cef446 Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#310bb9  rgb(49, 11, 185)  hsl(253, 89%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#93b90b  rgb(147, 185, 11)  hsl(73, 89%, 38%)  Apple Green
#b9310b  rgb(185, 49, 11)  hsl(13, 89%, 38%)  Rust
#0bb931  rgb(11, 185, 49)  hsl(133, 89%, 38%)  Kelly Green