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#321ABA

#321aba ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#321aba is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.61% red, 10.2% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.12% cyan, 86.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 249°, with 75.47% saturation and 41.57% 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 10.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.28.

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Relative luminance0.0496

Complementary

  1. #321aba
  2. #a2ba1a

Split complementary

  1. #321aba
  2. #ba821a
  3. #52ba1a

Analogous

  1. #1a52ba
  2. #321aba
  3. #821aba

Triadic

  1. #321aba
  2. #ba321a
  3. #1aba32

Tetradic

  1. #321aba
  2. #ba1aa2
  3. #a2ba1a
  4. #1aba32

Square

  1. #321aba
  2. #ba1a52
  3. #a2ba1a
  4. #1aba82

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0734
  2. #201177
  3. #321aba
  4. #563de4
  5. #9080ed

Shades

#321aba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #321aba
  2. #2d17a7
  3. #281595
  4. #231282
  5. #1e1070
  6. #190d5d
  7. #140a4a
  8. #0f0838
  9. #0a0525
  10. #050313
  11. #000000

Tints

#321aba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #321aba
  2. #4731c1
  3. #5b48c8
  4. #705fcf
  5. #8476d6
  6. #998ddd
  7. #ada3e3
  8. #c2baea
  9. #d6d1f1
  10. #ebe8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#321aba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #321aba
  2. #3a24b4
  3. #422eae
  4. #4939a9
  5. #5143a3
  6. #594d9d
  7. #615797
  8. #696191
  9. #706c8c
  10. #787686
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a3483 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0046be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0038b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00506e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0039bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002eb8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004093 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-321aba {
  color: #321aba;
}
Background
.bg-321aba {
  background-color: #321aba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-321aba {
  border: 2px solid #321aba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #321aba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 50 26 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 75% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-321aba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #321aba, #821aba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-321aba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(50 26 186 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.28 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.13 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.70 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.14 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.40 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.50 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.08 #cde545 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#321aba  rgb(50, 26, 186)  hsl(249, 75%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#a2ba1a  rgb(162, 186, 26)  hsl(69, 75%, 42%)  Apple Green
#ba321a  rgb(186, 50, 26)  hsl(9, 75%, 42%)  Venetian Red
#1aba32  rgb(26, 186, 50)  hsl(129, 75%, 42%)  Kelly Green