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#331CDD

#331cdd ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#331cdd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 10.98% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.92% cyan, 87.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 247.15°, with 77.51% saturation and 48.82% 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 8.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.46.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0675

Complementary

  1. #331cdd
  2. #c6dd1c

Split complementary

  1. #331cdd
  2. #dd931c
  3. #65dd1c

Analogous

  1. #1c65dd
  2. #331cdd
  3. #931cdd

Triadic

  1. #331cdd
  2. #dd331c
  3. #1cdd33

Tetradic

  1. #331cdd
  2. #dd1cc6
  3. #c6dd1c
  4. #1cdd33

Square

  1. #331cdd
  2. #dd1c65
  3. #c6dd1c
  4. #1cdd93

Monochromatic

  1. #140b55
  2. #231399
  3. #331cdd
  4. #6c5bea
  5. #a99ff3

Shades

#331cdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #331cdd
  2. #2e19c7
  3. #2916b1
  4. #24149b
  5. #1f1185
  6. #1a0e6f
  7. #140b58
  8. #0f0842
  9. #0a062c
  10. #050316
  11. #000000

Tints

#331cdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #331cdd
  2. #4733e0
  3. #5c49e4
  4. #7060e7
  5. #8577eb
  6. #998eee
  7. #ada4f1
  8. #c2bbf5
  9. #d6d2f8
  10. #ebe8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#331cdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #331cdd
  2. #3b26d4
  3. #4230ca
  4. #4a3ac1
  5. #5244b8
  6. #5a4eaf
  7. #6158a5
  8. #69629c
  9. #716c93
  10. #787689
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #423c9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005f83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0043e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004daf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-331cdd {
  color: #331cdd;
}
Background
.bg-331cdd {
  background-color: #331cdd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-331cdd {
  border: 2px solid #331cdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #331cdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 28 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 247 78% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-331cdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #331cdd, #931cdd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-331cdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 28 221 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.46 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.10 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.76 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.96 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.30 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.70 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.15 #cce322 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Blue
#331cdd  rgb(51, 28, 221)  hsl(247, 78%, 49%)  Blue
#c6dd1c  rgb(198, 221, 28)  hsl(67, 78%, 49%)  Pear
#dd331c  rgb(221, 51, 28)  hsl(7, 78%, 49%)  Lust
#1cdd33  rgb(28, 221, 51)  hsl(127, 78%, 49%)  Malachite