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#331BE5

#331be5 ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#331be5 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 10.59% green and 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.73% cyan, 88.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 247.13°, with 79.53% saturation and 50.2% 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 8.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 2.73.

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Relative luminance0.0714

Complementary

  1. #331be5
  2. #cde51b

Split complementary

  1. #331be5
  2. #e5981b
  3. #68e51b

Analogous

  1. #1b68e5
  2. #331be5
  3. #981be5

Triadic

  1. #331be5
  2. #e5331b
  3. #1be533

Tetradic

  1. #331be5
  2. #e51bcd
  3. #cde51b
  4. #1be533

Square

  1. #331be5
  2. #e51b68
  3. #cde51b
  4. #1be598

Monochromatic

  1. #140b5c
  2. #2312a1
  3. #331be5
  4. #7060ed
  5. #aea4f5

Shades

#331be5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #331be5
  2. #2e18ce
  3. #2916b7
  4. #2413a0
  5. #1f1089
  6. #1a0e73
  7. #140b5c
  8. #0f0845
  9. #0a052e
  10. #050317
  11. #000000

Tints

#331be5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #331be5
  2. #4732e8
  3. #5c49ea
  4. #705fed
  5. #8576ef
  6. #998df2
  7. #ada4f5
  8. #c2bbf7
  9. #d6d1fa
  10. #ebe8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#331be5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #331be5
  2. #3b25db
  3. #422fd1
  4. #4a39c7
  5. #5243bd
  6. #5a4eb3
  7. #6158a8
  8. #69629e
  9. #716c94
  10. #78768a
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #433da1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055ea ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042e2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006288 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0044e8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036e3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004fb5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-331be5 {
  color: #331be5;
}
Background
.bg-331be5 {
  background-color: #331be5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-331be5 {
  border: 2px solid #331be5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #331be5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 27 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 247 80% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-331be5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #331be5, #981be5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-331be5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 27 229 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.73 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.21 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.13 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.46 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.99 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.77 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.96 #cce41a Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Blue
#331be5  rgb(51, 27, 229)  hsl(247, 80%, 50%)  Blue
#cde51b  rgb(205, 229, 27)  hsl(67, 80%, 50%)  Pear
#e5331b  rgb(229, 51, 27)  hsl(7, 80%, 50%)  Lust
#1be533  rgb(27, 229, 51)  hsl(127, 80%, 50%)  Malachite