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#331CD5

#331cd5 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#331cd5 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 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.06% cyan, 86.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 247.46°, with 76.76% saturation and 47.25% 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 9.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.07.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0634

Complementary

  1. #331cd5
  2. #bed51c

Split complementary

  1. #331cd5
  2. #d58f1c
  3. #61d51c

Analogous

  1. #1c61d5
  2. #331cd5
  3. #8f1cd5

Triadic

  1. #331cd5
  2. #d5331c
  3. #1cd533

Tetradic

  1. #331cd5
  2. #d51cbe
  3. #bed51c
  4. #1cd533

Square

  1. #331cd5
  2. #d51c61
  3. #bed51c
  4. #1cd58f

Monochromatic

  1. #130a4e
  2. #231391
  3. #331cd5
  4. #6755e9
  5. #a498f2

Shades

#331cd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #331cd5
  2. #2e19c0
  3. #2916aa
  4. #241495
  5. #1f1180
  6. #1a0e6b
  7. #140b55
  8. #0f0840
  9. #0a062b
  10. #050315
  11. #000000

Tints

#331cd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #331cd5
  2. #4733d9
  3. #5c49dd
  4. #7060e2
  5. #8577e6
  6. #998eea
  7. #ada4ee
  8. #c2bbf2
  9. #d6d2f7
  10. #ebe8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#331cd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #331cd5
  2. #3b26cd
  3. #4230c4
  4. #4a3abc
  5. #5244b3
  6. #5a4eab
  7. #6158a2
  8. #69629a
  9. #716c91
  10. #787689
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #403a96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fda ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ed2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0040d8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034d3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004aa8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-331cd5 {
  color: #331cd5;
}
Background
.bg-331cd5 {
  background-color: #331cd5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-331cd5 {
  border: 2px solid #331cd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #331cd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 28 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 247 77% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-331cd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #331cd5, #8f1cd5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-331cd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 28 213 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.07 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.28 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.02 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.85 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.00 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.22 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.48 #cce32a Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#331cd5  rgb(51, 28, 213)  hsl(247, 77%, 47%)  Medium Blue
#bed51c  rgb(190, 213, 28)  hsl(67, 77%, 47%)  Pear
#d5331c  rgb(213, 51, 28)  hsl(7, 77%, 47%)  Lust
#1cd533  rgb(28, 213, 51)  hsl(127, 77%, 47%)  Lime Green