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#31318E

#31318e ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#31318e is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.22% red, 19.22% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.49% cyan, 65.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 48.69% saturation and 37.45% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 4.32.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.048

Complementary

  1. #31318e
  2. #8e8e31

Split complementary

  1. #31318e
  2. #8e5f31
  3. #5f8e31

Analogous

  1. #315f8e
  2. #31318e
  3. #5f318e

Triadic

  1. #31318e
  2. #8e3131
  3. #318e31

Tetradic

  1. #31318e
  2. #8e318e
  3. #8e8e31
  4. #318e31

Square

  1. #31318e
  2. #8e315f
  3. #8e8e31
  4. #318e5f

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0a1c
  2. #1d1d55
  3. #31318e
  4. #4b4bc1
  5. #8484d4

Shades

#31318e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #31318e
  2. #2c2c80
  3. #272772
  4. #222263
  5. #1d1d55
  6. #191947
  7. #141439
  8. #0f0f2b
  9. #0a0a1c
  10. #05050e
  11. #000000

Tints

#31318e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #31318e
  2. #464699
  3. #5a5aa5
  4. #6f6fb0
  5. #8383bb
  6. #9898c7
  7. #adadd2
  8. #c1c1dd
  9. #d6d6e8
  10. #eaeaf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#31318e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #31318e
  2. #39398d
  3. #41418b
  4. #49498a
  5. #515188
  6. #595987
  7. #606086
  8. #686884
  9. #707083
  10. #787881
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #393967 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004291 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003a8c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00495b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #043c90 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00368d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #104073 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-31318e {
  color: #31318e;
}
Background
.bg-31318e {
  background-color: #31318e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-31318e {
  border: 2px solid #31318e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #31318e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 49 49 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 49% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-31318e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #31318e, #5f318e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-31318e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(49 49 142 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 4.32 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.44 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.85 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 4.92 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.72 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 7.41 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.79 #cece71 Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Smalt
#31318e  rgb(49, 49, 142)  hsl(240, 49%, 37%)  Smalt
#8e8e31  rgb(142, 142, 49)  hsl(60, 49%, 37%)  Olive
#8e3131  rgb(142, 49, 49)  hsl(0, 49%, 37%)  Burnt Umber
#318e31  rgb(49, 142, 49)  hsl(120, 49%, 37%)  Forest Green