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#331BED

#331bed ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#331bed 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.48% cyan, 88.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 246.86°, with 85.37% saturation and 51.76% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 2.26.

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Relative luminance0.076

Complementary

  1. #331bed
  2. #d5ed1b

Split complementary

  1. #331bed
  2. #ed9c1b
  3. #6ced1b

Analogous

  1. #1b6ced
  2. #331bed
  3. #9c1bed

Triadic

  1. #331bed
  2. #ed331b
  3. #1bed33

Tetradic

  1. #331bed
  2. #ed1bd5
  3. #d5ed1b
  4. #1bed33

Square

  1. #331bed
  2. #ed1b6c
  3. #d5ed1b
  4. #1bed9c

Monochromatic

  1. #130867
  2. #200eae
  3. #331bed
  4. #7262f3
  5. #b2a9f8

Shades

#331bed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #331bed
  2. #2e18d5
  3. #2916be
  4. #2413a6
  5. #1f108e
  6. #1a0e77
  7. #140b5f
  8. #0f0847
  9. #0a052f
  10. #050318
  11. #000000

Tints

#331bed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #331bed
  2. #4732ef
  3. #5c49f1
  4. #705ff2
  5. #8576f4
  6. #998df6
  7. #ada4f8
  8. #c2bbfa
  9. #d6d1fb
  10. #ebe8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#331bed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #331bed
  2. #3b25e2
  3. #422fd7
  4. #4a39cc
  5. #5243c1
  6. #5a4eb7
  7. #6158ac
  8. #6962a1
  9. #716c96
  10. #78768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #453fa7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00668d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0047f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0052bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-331bed {
  color: #331bed;
}
Background
.bg-331bed {
  background-color: #331bed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-331bed {
  border: 2px solid #331bed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #331bed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 27 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 247 85% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-331bed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #331bed, #9c1bed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-331bed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 27 237 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.26 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.41 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.33 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.32 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.32 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.24 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.23 #cce412 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Blue
#331bed  rgb(51, 27, 237)  hsl(247, 85%, 52%)  Blue
#d5ed1b  rgb(213, 237, 27)  hsl(67, 85%, 52%)  Pear
#ed331b  rgb(237, 51, 27)  hsl(7, 85%, 52%)  Red
#1bed33  rgb(27, 237, 51)  hsl(127, 85%, 52%)  Lime