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#331DCB

#331dcb ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#331dcb 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 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.88% cyan, 85.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 247.59°, with 75% saturation and 45.49% 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 9.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.59.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0589

Complementary

  1. #331dcb
  2. #b5cb1d

Split complementary

  1. #331dcb
  2. #cb8a1d
  3. #5ecb1d

Analogous

  1. #1d5ecb
  2. #331dcb
  3. #8a1dcb

Triadic

  1. #331dcb
  2. #cb331d
  3. #1dcb33

Tetradic

  1. #331dcb
  2. #cb1db5
  3. #b5cb1d
  4. #1dcb33

Square

  1. #331dcb
  2. #cb1d5e
  3. #b5cb1d
  4. #1dcb8a

Monochromatic

  1. #110a45
  2. #221388
  3. #331dcb
  4. #624fe6
  5. #9d92ef

Shades

#331dcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #331dcb
  2. #2e1ab7
  3. #2917a2
  4. #24148e
  5. #1f117a
  6. #1a0f66
  7. #140c51
  8. #0f093d
  9. #0a0629
  10. #050314
  11. #000000

Tints

#331dcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #331dcb
  2. #4734d0
  3. #5c4ad5
  4. #7061db
  5. #8577e0
  6. #998ee5
  7. #ada5ea
  8. #c2bbef
  9. #d6d2f5
  10. #ebe8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#331dcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #331dcb
  2. #3b27c4
  3. #4231bc
  4. #4a3bb5
  5. #5245ad
  6. #5a4fa6
  7. #61589e
  8. #696297
  9. #716c8f
  10. #787688
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e398f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003cc8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005879 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ece ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0047a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-331dcb {
  color: #331dcb;
}
Background
.bg-331dcb {
  background-color: #331dcb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-331dcb {
  border: 2px solid #331dcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #331dcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 29 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 75% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-331dcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #331dcb, #8a1dcb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-331dcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 29 203 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.59 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.42 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.13 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.20 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.66 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.96 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.90 #cce234 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#331dcb  rgb(51, 29, 203)  hsl(248, 75%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#b5cb1d  rgb(181, 203, 29)  hsl(68, 75%, 45%)  June Bud
#cb331d  rgb(203, 51, 29)  hsl(8, 75%, 45%)  Rosso Corsa
#1dcb33  rgb(29, 203, 51)  hsl(128, 75%, 45%)  Lime Green