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#331B4E

#331b4e ≈ Midnight Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#331b4e is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 10.59% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.62% cyan, 65.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 268.24°, with 48.57% saturation and 20.59% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 9.5.

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Relative luminance0.0204

Complementary

  1. #331b4e
  2. #364e1b

Split complementary

  1. #331b4e
  2. #4e4d1b
  3. #1c4e1b

Analogous

  1. #1b1c4e
  2. #331b4e
  3. #4d1b4e

Triadic

  1. #331b4e
  2. #4e331b
  3. #1b4e33

Tetradic

  1. #331b4e
  2. #4e1b36
  3. #364e1b
  4. #1b4e33

Square

  1. #331b4e
  2. #4e1b1c
  3. #364e1b
  4. #1b4e4d

Monochromatic

  1. #0a050f
  2. #0e0715
  3. #331b4e
  4. #582f87
  5. #7d44be

Shades

#331b4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #331b4e
  2. #2e1846
  3. #29163e
  4. #241337
  5. #1f102f
  6. #1a0e27
  7. #140b1f
  8. #0f0817
  9. #0a0510
  10. #050308
  11. #000000

Tints

#331b4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #331b4e
  2. #473260
  3. #5c4971
  4. #705f83
  5. #857695
  6. #998da7
  7. #ada4b8
  8. #c2bbca
  9. #d6d1dc
  10. #ebe8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#331b4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #331b4e
  2. #3b2553
  3. #422f58
  4. #4a395d
  5. #524362
  6. #5a4e67
  7. #61586c
  8. #696271
  9. #716c76
  10. #78767b
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #272727 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2c233a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #032750 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0e274d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2e2531 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1f224f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #22234d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #30223f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-331b4e {
  color: #331b4e;
}
Background
.bg-331b4e {
  background-color: #331b4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-331b4e {
  border: 2px solid #331b4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #331b4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 27 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 49% 21%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-331b4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #331b4e, #4d1b4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-331b4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 27 78 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 9.50 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 9.78 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 11.40 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 12.69 #000080 Navy ΔE 13.16 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 13.18 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 13.28 #cce4b1 Inverted #272727 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#331b4e  rgb(51, 27, 78)  hsl(268, 49%, 21%)  Midnight Blue
#364e1b  rgb(54, 78, 27)  hsl(88, 49%, 21%)  Army Green
#4e331b  rgb(78, 51, 27)  hsl(28, 49%, 21%)  Bistre
#1b4e33  rgb(27, 78, 51)  hsl(148, 49%, 21%)  British Racing Green