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#331BB6

#331bb6 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#331bb6 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 10.59% green and 71.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.98% cyan, 85.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 249.29°, with 74.16% saturation and 40.98% 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 10.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.64.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0487

Complementary

  1. #331bb6
  2. #9eb61b

Split complementary

  1. #331bb6
  2. #b6801b
  3. #51b61b

Analogous

  1. #1b51b6
  2. #331bb6
  3. #801bb6

Triadic

  1. #331bb6
  2. #b6331b
  3. #1bb633

Tetradic

  1. #331bb6
  2. #b61b9e
  3. #9eb61b
  4. #1bb633

Square

  1. #331bb6
  2. #b61b51
  3. #9eb61b
  4. #1bb680

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0731
  2. #201173
  3. #331bb6
  4. #553ce2
  5. #8f7eec

Shades

#331bb6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #331bb6
  2. #2e18a4
  3. #291692
  4. #24137f
  5. #1f106d
  6. #1a0e5b
  7. #140b49
  8. #0f0837
  9. #0a0524
  10. #050312
  11. #000000

Tints

#331bb6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #331bb6
  2. #4732bd
  3. #5c49c5
  4. #705fcc
  5. #8576d3
  6. #998ddb
  7. #ada4e2
  8. #c2bbe9
  9. #d6d1f0
  10. #ebe8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#331bb6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #331bb6
  2. #3b25b1
  3. #422fab
  4. #4a39a6
  5. #5243a0
  6. #5a4e9b
  7. #615896
  8. #696290
  9. #716c8b
  10. #787685
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a3380 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0045ba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0037b3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004e6c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038b8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002eb4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003f90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-331bb6 {
  color: #331bb6;
}
Background
.bg-331bb6 {
  background-color: #331bb6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-331bb6 {
  border: 2px solid #331bb6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #331bb6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 27 182;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 74% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-331bb6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #331bb6, #801bb6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-331bb6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 27 182 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.64 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.90 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.35 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.13 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.21 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.72 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.98 #cce449 Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#331bb6  rgb(51, 27, 182)  hsl(249, 74%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#9eb61b  rgb(158, 182, 27)  hsl(69, 74%, 41%)  Apple Green
#b6331b  rgb(182, 51, 27)  hsl(9, 74%, 41%)  Venetian Red
#1bb633  rgb(27, 182, 51)  hsl(129, 74%, 41%)  Kelly Green