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#3151DE

#3151de ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3151de 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 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.93% cyan, 63.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 228.9°, with 72.38% saturation and 53.14% 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 6.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 5.02.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1181

Complementary

  1. #3151de
  2. #debe31

Split complementary

  1. #3151de
  2. #de6831
  3. #a8de31

Analogous

  1. #31a8de
  2. #3151de
  3. #6831de

Triadic

  1. #3151de
  2. #de3151
  3. #51de31

Tetradic

  1. #3151de
  2. #be31de
  3. #debe31
  4. #51de31

Square

  1. #3151de
  2. #de31a8
  3. #debe31
  4. #31de68

Monochromatic

  1. #102066
  2. #1b35a8
  3. #3151de
  4. #7389e9
  5. #b5c0f3

Shades

#3151de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3151de
  2. #2c49c8
  3. #2741b2
  4. #22399b
  5. #1d3185
  6. #19296f
  7. #142059
  8. #0f1843
  9. #0a102c
  10. #050816
  11. #000000

Tints

#3151de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3151de
  2. #4662e1
  3. #5a74e5
  4. #6f85e8
  5. #8397eb
  6. #98a8ef
  7. #adb9f2
  8. #c1cbf5
  9. #d6dcf8
  10. #eaeefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3151de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3151de
  2. #3956d5
  3. #415acb
  4. #495fc2
  5. #5164b8
  6. #5969af
  7. #606da6
  8. #68729c
  9. #707793
  10. #787b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #515ba2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007690 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0060e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0056dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0069b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3151de {
  color: #3151de;
}
Background
.bg-3151de {
  background-color: #3151de;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3151de {
  border: 2px solid #3151de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3151de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 49 81 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 72% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3151de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3151de, #6831de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3151de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(49 81 222 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.02 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.59 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.37 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.46 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.65 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.73 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.81 #ceae21 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Iris
#3151de  rgb(49, 81, 222)  hsl(229, 72%, 53%)  Iris
#debe31  rgb(222, 190, 49)  hsl(49, 72%, 53%)  Old Gold
#de3151  rgb(222, 49, 81)  hsl(349, 72%, 53%)  Amaranth
#51de31  rgb(81, 222, 49)  hsl(109, 72%, 53%)  Lime Green