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#331CBC

#331cbc ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#331cbc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 10.98% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.87% cyan, 85.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 248.63°, with 74.07% saturation and 42.35% 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 10.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.43.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0517

Complementary

  1. #331cbc
  2. #a5bc1c

Split complementary

  1. #331cbc
  2. #bc831c
  3. #55bc1c

Analogous

  1. #1c55bc
  2. #331cbc
  3. #831cbc

Triadic

  1. #331cbc
  2. #bc331c
  3. #1cbc33

Tetradic

  1. #331cbc
  2. #bc1ca5
  3. #a5bc1c
  4. #1cbc33

Square

  1. #331cbc
  2. #bc1c55
  3. #a5bc1c
  4. #1cbc83

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0837
  2. #211279
  3. #331cbc
  4. #5942e3
  5. #9384ed

Shades

#331cbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #331cbc
  2. #2e19a9
  3. #291696
  4. #241484
  5. #1f1171
  6. #1a0e5e
  7. #140b4b
  8. #0f0838
  9. #0a0626
  10. #050313
  11. #000000

Tints

#331cbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #331cbc
  2. #4733c3
  3. #5c49c9
  4. #7060d0
  5. #8577d7
  6. #998ede
  7. #ada4e4
  8. #c2bbeb
  9. #d6d2f2
  10. #ebe8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#331cbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #331cbc
  2. #3b26b6
  3. #4230b0
  4. #4a3aaa
  5. #5244a4
  6. #5a4e9e
  7. #615898
  8. #696292
  9. #716c8c
  10. #787686
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b3584 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0047c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0039b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005170 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003abf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004294 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-331cbc {
  color: #331cbc;
}
Background
.bg-331cbc {
  background-color: #331cbc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-331cbc {
  border: 2px solid #331cbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #331cbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 28 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 74% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-331cbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #331cbc, #831cbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-331cbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 28 188 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.43 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.50 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.83 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.89 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.22 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.27 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.05 #cce343 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#331cbc  rgb(51, 28, 188)  hsl(249, 74%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#a5bc1c  rgb(165, 188, 28)  hsl(69, 74%, 42%)  Apple Green
#bc331c  rgb(188, 51, 28)  hsl(9, 74%, 42%)  Venetian Red
#1cbc33  rgb(28, 188, 51)  hsl(129, 74%, 42%)  Kelly Green