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#331CBF

#331cbf ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#331cbf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.3% cyan, 85.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 248.47°, with 74.43% saturation and 42.94% 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 10.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.34.

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Relative luminance0.053

Complementary

  1. #331cbf
  2. #a8bf1c

Split complementary

  1. #331cbf
  2. #bf851c
  3. #56bf1c

Analogous

  1. #1c56bf
  2. #331cbf
  3. #851cbf

Triadic

  1. #331cbf
  2. #bf331c
  3. #1cbf33

Tetradic

  1. #331cbf
  2. #bf1ca8
  3. #a8bf1c
  4. #1cbf33

Square

  1. #331cbf
  2. #bf1c56
  3. #a8bf1c
  4. #1cbf85

Monochromatic

  1. #0f083a
  2. #21127c
  3. #331cbf
  4. #5a44e4
  5. #9587ed

Shades

#331cbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #331cbf
  2. #2e19ac
  3. #291699
  4. #241486
  5. #1f1173
  6. #1a0e60
  7. #140b4c
  8. #0f0839
  9. #0a0626
  10. #050313
  11. #000000

Tints

#331cbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #331cbf
  2. #4733c5
  3. #5c49cc
  4. #7060d2
  5. #8577d9
  6. #998edf
  7. #ada4e5
  8. #c2bbec
  9. #d6d2f2
  10. #ebe8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#331cbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #331cbf
  2. #3b26b9
  3. #4230b2
  4. #4a3aac
  5. #5244a6
  6. #5a4ea0
  7. #615899
  8. #696293
  9. #716c8d
  10. #787686
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c3686 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003abc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005271 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003bc2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004397 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-331cbf {
  color: #331cbf;
}
Background
.bg-331cbf {
  background-color: #331cbf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-331cbf {
  border: 2px solid #331cbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #331cbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 28 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 74% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-331cbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #331cbf, #851cbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-331cbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 28 191 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.34 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.79 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.78 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.85 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.19 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.38 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.68 #cce340 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#331cbf  rgb(51, 28, 191)  hsl(248, 74%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#a8bf1c  rgb(168, 191, 28)  hsl(68, 74%, 43%)  Apple Green
#bf331c  rgb(191, 51, 28)  hsl(8, 74%, 43%)  Venetian Red
#1cbf33  rgb(28, 191, 51)  hsl(128, 74%, 43%)  Lime Green