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#331BCC

#331bcc ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#331bcc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75% cyan, 86.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 248.14°, with 76.62% saturation and 45.29% 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 9.68:1 (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 luminance0.0585

Complementary

  1. #331bcc
  2. #b4cc1b

Split complementary

  1. #331bcc
  2. #cc8b1b
  3. #5bcc1b

Analogous

  1. #1b5bcc
  2. #331bcc
  3. #8b1bcc

Triadic

  1. #331bcc
  2. #cc331b
  3. #1bcc33

Tetradic

  1. #331bcc
  2. #cc1bb4
  3. #b4cc1b
  4. #1bcc33

Square

  1. #331bcc
  2. #cc1b5b
  3. #b4cc1b
  4. #1bcc8b

Monochromatic

  1. #110945
  2. #221288
  3. #331bcc
  4. #614ce7
  5. #9d90f0

Shades

#331bcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #331bcc
  2. #2e18b8
  3. #2916a3
  4. #24138f
  5. #1f107a
  6. #1a0e66
  7. #140b52
  8. #0f083d
  9. #0a0529
  10. #050314
  11. #000000

Tints

#331bcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #331bcc
  2. #4732d1
  3. #5c49d6
  4. #705fdb
  5. #8576e0
  6. #998de6
  7. #ada4eb
  8. #c2bbf0
  9. #d6d1f5
  10. #ebe8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#331bcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #331bcc
  2. #3b25c4
  3. #422fbd
  4. #4a39b5
  5. #5243ae
  6. #5a4ea6
  7. #61589e
  8. #696297
  9. #716c8f
  10. #787688
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e388f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003cc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005879 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ecf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0047a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-331bcc {
  color: #331bcc;
}
Background
.bg-331bcc {
  background-color: #331bcc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-331bcc {
  border: 2px solid #331bcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #331bcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 27 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 77% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-331bcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #331bcc, #8b1bcc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-331bcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 27 204 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.41 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.30 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.11 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.14 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.92 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.92 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.13 #cce433 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#331bcc  rgb(51, 27, 204)  hsl(248, 77%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#b4cc1b  rgb(180, 204, 27)  hsl(68, 77%, 45%)  June Bud
#cc331b  rgb(204, 51, 27)  hsl(8, 77%, 45%)  Rosso Corsa
#1bcc33  rgb(27, 204, 51)  hsl(128, 77%, 45%)  Lime Green