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#331CEC

#331cec ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#331cec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.39% cyan, 88.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 246.63°, with 84.55% 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 8.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 2.36.

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Relative luminance0.0759

Complementary

  1. #331cec
  2. #d5ec1c

Split complementary

  1. #331cec
  2. #ec9b1c
  3. #6dec1c

Analogous

  1. #1c6dec
  2. #331cec
  3. #9b1cec

Triadic

  1. #331cec
  2. #ec331c
  3. #1cec33

Tetradic

  1. #331cec
  2. #ec1cd5
  3. #d5ec1c
  4. #1cec33

Square

  1. #331cec
  2. #ec1c6d
  3. #d5ec1c
  4. #1cec9b

Monochromatic

  1. #130966
  2. #200ead
  3. #331cec
  4. #7263f2
  5. #b2a9f8

Shades

#331cec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #331cec
  2. #2e19d4
  3. #2916bd
  4. #2414a5
  5. #1f118e
  6. #1a0e76
  7. #140b5e
  8. #0f0847
  9. #0a062f
  10. #050318
  11. #000000

Tints

#331cec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #331cec
  2. #4733ee
  3. #5c49f0
  4. #7060f2
  5. #8577f4
  6. #998ef6
  7. #ada4f7
  8. #c2bbf9
  9. #d6d2fb
  10. #ebe8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#331cec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #331cec
  2. #3b26e1
  3. #4230d6
  4. #4a3acc
  5. #5244c1
  6. #5a4eb6
  7. #6158ab
  8. #6962a0
  9. #716c96
  10. #78768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #453fa6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00668c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0047ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0052ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-331cec {
  color: #331cec;
}
Background
.bg-331cec {
  background-color: #331cec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-331cec {
  border: 2px solid #331cec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #331cec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 28 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 247 85% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-331cec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #331cec, #9b1cec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-331cec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 28 236 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.36 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.52 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.40 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.29 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.39 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.12 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.12 #cce313 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Blue
#331cec  rgb(51, 28, 236)  hsl(247, 85%, 52%)  Blue
#d5ec1c  rgb(213, 236, 28)  hsl(67, 85%, 52%)  Pear
#ec331c  rgb(236, 51, 28)  hsl(7, 85%, 52%)  Red
#1cec33  rgb(28, 236, 51)  hsl(127, 85%, 52%)  Lime