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#331ABB

#331abb ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#331abb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 10.2% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.73% cyan, 86.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 249.32°, with 75.59% saturation and 41.76% 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 10.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.28.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0503

Complementary

  1. #331abb
  2. #a2bb1a

Split complementary

  1. #331abb
  2. #bb831a
  3. #51bb1a

Analogous

  1. #1a51bb
  2. #331abb
  3. #831abb

Triadic

  1. #331abb
  2. #bb331a
  3. #1abb33

Tetradic

  1. #331abb
  2. #bb1aa2
  3. #a2bb1a
  4. #1abb33

Square

  1. #331abb
  2. #bb1a51
  3. #a2bb1a
  4. #1abb83

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0735
  2. #211178
  3. #331abb
  4. #573de4
  5. #9181ed

Shades

#331abb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #331abb
  2. #2e17a8
  3. #291596
  4. #241283
  5. #1f1070
  6. #1a0d5e
  7. #140a4b
  8. #0f0838
  9. #0a0525
  10. #050313
  11. #000000

Tints

#331abb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #331abb
  2. #4731c2
  3. #5c48c9
  4. #705fcf
  5. #8576d6
  6. #998ddd
  7. #ada3e4
  8. #c2baeb
  9. #d6d1f1
  10. #ebe8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#331abb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #331abb
  2. #3b24b5
  3. #422eaf
  4. #4a39a9
  5. #5243a3
  6. #5a4d9e
  7. #615798
  8. #696192
  9. #716c8c
  10. #787686
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b3484 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0046bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0038b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00506f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0039be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002fb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004193 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-331abb {
  color: #331abb;
}
Background
.bg-331abb {
  background-color: #331abb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-331abb {
  border: 2px solid #331abb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #331abb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 26 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 76% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-331abb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #331abb, #831abb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-331abb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 26 187 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.28 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.30 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.85 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.13 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.37 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.47 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.22 #cce544 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#331abb  rgb(51, 26, 187)  hsl(249, 76%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#a2bb1a  rgb(162, 187, 26)  hsl(69, 76%, 42%)  Apple Green
#bb331a  rgb(187, 51, 26)  hsl(9, 76%, 42%)  Venetian Red
#1abb33  rgb(26, 187, 51)  hsl(129, 76%, 42%)  Kelly Green