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#321BB8

#321bb8 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#321bb8 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.61% red, 10.59% green and 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.83% cyan, 85.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 248.79°, with 74.41% saturation and 41.37% 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 10.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.48.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0492

Complementary

  1. #321bb8
  2. #a1b81b

Split complementary

  1. #321bb8
  2. #b8801b
  3. #52b81b

Analogous

  1. #1b52b8
  2. #321bb8
  3. #801bb8

Triadic

  1. #321bb8
  2. #b8321b
  3. #1bb832

Tetradic

  1. #321bb8
  2. #b81ba1
  3. #a1b81b
  4. #1bb832

Square

  1. #321bb8
  2. #b81b52
  3. #a1b81b
  4. #1bb880

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0733
  2. #201175
  3. #321bb8
  4. #553de3
  5. #9080ec

Shades

#321bb8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #321bb8
  2. #2d18a6
  3. #281693
  4. #231381
  5. #1e106e
  6. #190e5c
  7. #140b4a
  8. #0f0837
  9. #0a0525
  10. #050312
  11. #000000

Tints

#321bb8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #321bb8
  2. #4732bf
  3. #5b49c6
  4. #705fcd
  5. #8476d4
  6. #998ddc
  7. #ada4e3
  8. #c2bbea
  9. #d6d1f1
  10. #ebe8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#321bb8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #321bb8
  2. #3a25b2
  3. #422fad
  4. #4939a7
  5. #5143a2
  6. #594e9c
  7. #615896
  8. #696291
  9. #706c8b
  10. #787686
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a3481 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0045bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0038b5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004f6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0039ba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002eb6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004091 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-321bb8 {
  color: #321bb8;
}
Background
.bg-321bb8 {
  background-color: #321bb8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-321bb8 {
  border: 2px solid #321bb8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #321bb8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 50 27 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 74% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-321bb8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #321bb8, #801bb8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-321bb8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(50 27 184 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.48 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.00 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.47 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.04 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.22 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.74 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.90 #cde447 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#321bb8  rgb(50, 27, 184)  hsl(249, 74%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#a1b81b  rgb(161, 184, 27)  hsl(69, 74%, 41%)  Apple Green
#b8321b  rgb(184, 50, 27)  hsl(9, 74%, 41%)  Venetian Red
#1bb832  rgb(27, 184, 50)  hsl(129, 74%, 41%)  Kelly Green