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#331DBE

#331dbe ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#331dbe is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 11.37% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.16% cyan, 84.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 248.2°, with 73.52% 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 10.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.47.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.053

Complementary

  1. #331dbe
  2. #a8be1d

Split complementary

  1. #331dbe
  2. #be841d
  3. #57be1d

Analogous

  1. #1d57be
  2. #331dbe
  3. #841dbe

Triadic

  1. #331dbe
  2. #be331d
  3. #1dbe33

Tetradic

  1. #331dbe
  2. #be1da8
  3. #a8be1d
  4. #1dbe33

Square

  1. #331dbe
  2. #be1d57
  3. #a8be1d
  4. #1dbe84

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0939
  2. #21137c
  3. #331dbe
  4. #5a45e3
  5. #9587ed

Shades

#331dbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #331dbe
  2. #2e1aab
  3. #291798
  4. #241485
  5. #1f1172
  6. #1a0f5f
  7. #140c4c
  8. #0f0939
  9. #0a0626
  10. #050313
  11. #000000

Tints

#331dbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #331dbe
  2. #4734c5
  3. #5c4acb
  4. #7061d2
  5. #8577d8
  6. #998edf
  7. #ada5e5
  8. #c2bbec
  9. #d6d2f2
  10. #ebe8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#331dbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #331dbe
  2. #3b27b8
  3. #4231b2
  4. #4a3bab
  5. #5245a5
  6. #5a4f9f
  7. #615899
  8. #696293
  9. #716c8c
  10. #787686
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.19:1 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 #0048c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003abb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005271 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003bc1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004396 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-331dbe {
  color: #331dbe;
}
Background
.bg-331dbe {
  background-color: #331dbe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-331dbe {
  border: 2px solid #331dbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #331dbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 29 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 74% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-331dbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #331dbe, #841dbe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-331dbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 29 190 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.47 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.75 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.65 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.97 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.06 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.23 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.79 #cce241 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#331dbe  rgb(51, 29, 190)  hsl(248, 74%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#a8be1d  rgb(168, 190, 29)  hsl(68, 74%, 43%)  Apple Green
#be331d  rgb(190, 51, 29)  hsl(8, 74%, 43%)  Venetian Red
#1dbe33  rgb(29, 190, 51)  hsl(128, 74%, 43%)  Kelly Green