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#331DC9

#331dc9 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#331dc9 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 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.63% cyan, 85.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 247.67°, with 74.78% saturation and 45.1% 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 9.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.52.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.058

Complementary

  1. #331dc9
  2. #b3c91d

Split complementary

  1. #331dc9
  2. #c9891d
  3. #5dc91d

Analogous

  1. #1d5dc9
  2. #331dc9
  3. #891dc9

Triadic

  1. #331dc9
  2. #c9331d
  3. #1dc933

Tetradic

  1. #331dc9
  2. #c91db3
  3. #b3c91d
  4. #1dc933

Square

  1. #331dc9
  2. #c91d5d
  3. #b3c91d
  4. #1dc989

Monochromatic

  1. #110a43
  2. #221386
  3. #331dc9
  4. #614de5
  5. #9c90ef

Shades

#331dc9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #331dc9
  2. #2e1ab5
  3. #2917a1
  4. #24148d
  5. #1f1179
  6. #1a0f65
  7. #140c50
  8. #0f093c
  9. #0a0628
  10. #050314
  11. #000000

Tints

#331dc9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #331dc9
  2. #4734ce
  3. #5c4ad4
  4. #7061d9
  5. #8577df
  6. #998ee4
  7. #ada5e9
  8. #c2bbef
  9. #d6d2f4
  10. #ebe8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#331dc9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #331dc9
  2. #3b27c2
  3. #4231ba
  4. #4a3bb3
  5. #5245ac
  6. #5a4fa5
  7. #61589d
  8. #696296
  9. #716c8f
  10. #787687
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e388e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ccd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003cc6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005778 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ecc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00469f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-331dc9 {
  color: #331dc9;
}
Background
.bg-331dc9 {
  background-color: #331dc9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-331dc9 {
  border: 2px solid #331dc9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #331dc9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 29 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 75% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-331dc9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #331dc9, #891dc9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-331dc9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 29 201 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.52 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.65 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.91 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.44 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.64 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.20 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.78 #cce236 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#331dc9  rgb(51, 29, 201)  hsl(248, 75%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#b3c91d  rgb(179, 201, 29)  hsl(68, 75%, 45%)  June Bud
#c9331d  rgb(201, 51, 29)  hsl(8, 75%, 45%)  Rosso Corsa
#1dc933  rgb(29, 201, 51)  hsl(128, 75%, 45%)  Lime Green