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#331ACE

#331ace ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#331ace 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 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.24% cyan, 87.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 248.33°, with 77.59% saturation and 45.49% 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 9.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.41.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.059

Complementary

  1. #331ace
  2. #b5ce1a

Split complementary

  1. #331ace
  2. #ce8d1a
  3. #5bce1a

Analogous

  1. #1a5bce
  2. #331ace
  3. #8d1ace

Triadic

  1. #331ace
  2. #ce331a
  3. #1ace33

Tetradic

  1. #331ace
  2. #ce1ab5
  3. #b5ce1a
  4. #1ace33

Square

  1. #331ace
  2. #ce1a5b
  3. #b5ce1a
  4. #1ace8d

Monochromatic

  1. #110946
  2. #22118a
  3. #331ace
  4. #624ce8
  5. #9d90f1

Shades

#331ace mixed progressively with black.

  1. #331ace
  2. #2e17b9
  3. #2915a5
  4. #241290
  5. #1f107c
  6. #1a0d67
  7. #140a52
  8. #0f083e
  9. #0a0529
  10. #050315
  11. #000000

Tints

#331ace mixed progressively with white.

  1. #331ace
  2. #4731d3
  3. #5c48d8
  4. #705fdd
  5. #8576e2
  6. #998de7
  7. #ada3eb
  8. #c2baf0
  9. #d6d1f5
  10. #ebe8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#331ace mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #331ace
  2. #3b24c6
  3. #422ebe
  4. #4a39b7
  5. #5243af
  6. #5a4da7
  7. #61579f
  8. #696197
  9. #716c90
  10. #787688
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e3891 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cd3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ccb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00587a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ed1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0047a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-331ace {
  color: #331ace;
}
Background
.bg-331ace {
  background-color: #331ace;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-331ace {
  border: 2px solid #331ace;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #331ace;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 26 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 78% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-331ace {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #331ace, #8d1ace);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-331ace {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 26 206 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.41 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.07 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.88 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.32 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.73 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.06 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.33 #cce531 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#331ace  rgb(51, 26, 206)  hsl(248, 78%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#b5ce1a  rgb(181, 206, 26)  hsl(68, 78%, 45%)  June Bud
#ce331a  rgb(206, 51, 26)  hsl(8, 78%, 45%)  Rosso Corsa
#1ace33  rgb(26, 206, 51)  hsl(128, 78%, 45%)  Lime Green