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#3151DB

#3151db ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3151db is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.22% red, 31.76% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.63% cyan, 63.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 228.71°, with 70.25% saturation and 52.55% 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 6.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 5.05.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1165

Complementary

  1. #3151db
  2. #dbbb31

Split complementary

  1. #3151db
  2. #db6631
  3. #a6db31

Analogous

  1. #31a6db
  2. #3151db
  3. #6631db

Triadic

  1. #3151db
  2. #db3151
  3. #51db31

Tetradic

  1. #3151db
  2. #bb31db
  3. #dbbb31
  4. #51db31

Square

  1. #3151db
  2. #db31a6
  3. #dbbb31
  4. #31db66

Monochromatic

  1. #112062
  2. #1c36a3
  3. #3151db
  4. #7288e6
  5. #b3bff2

Shades

#3151db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3151db
  2. #2c49c5
  3. #2741af
  4. #223999
  5. #1d3183
  6. #19296e
  7. #142058
  8. #0f1842
  9. #0a102c
  10. #050816
  11. #000000

Tints

#3151db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3151db
  2. #4662df
  3. #5a74e2
  4. #6f85e6
  5. #8397e9
  6. #98a8ed
  7. #adb9f1
  8. #c1cbf4
  9. #d6dcf8
  10. #eaeefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3151db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3151db
  2. #3956d2
  3. #415ac9
  4. #495fc0
  5. #5164b7
  6. #5969ae
  7. #606da4
  8. #68729b
  9. #707792
  10. #787b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #515aa0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00758e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0060de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0055d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0069b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3151db {
  color: #3151db;
}
Background
.bg-3151db {
  background-color: #3151db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3151db {
  border: 2px solid #3151db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3151db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 49 81 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 70% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3151db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3151db, #6631db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3151db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(49 81 219 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.05 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.76 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.03 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.63 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.66 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.70 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.79 #ceae24 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Iris
#3151db  rgb(49, 81, 219)  hsl(229, 70%, 53%)  Iris
#dbbb31  rgb(219, 187, 49)  hsl(49, 70%, 53%)  Old Gold
#db3151  rgb(219, 49, 81)  hsl(349, 70%, 53%)  Amaranth
#51db31  rgb(81, 219, 49)  hsl(109, 70%, 53%)  Lime Green