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#331DCD

#331dcd ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#331dcd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.12% cyan, 85.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 247.5°, with 75.21% saturation and 45.88% 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 9.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.68.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0599

Complementary

  1. #331dcd
  2. #b7cd1d

Split complementary

  1. #331dcd
  2. #cd8b1d
  3. #5fcd1d

Analogous

  1. #1d5fcd
  2. #331dcd
  3. #8b1dcd

Triadic

  1. #331dcd
  2. #cd331d
  3. #1dcd33

Tetradic

  1. #331dcd
  2. #cd1db7
  3. #b7cd1d
  4. #1dcd33

Square

  1. #331dcd
  2. #cd1d5f
  3. #b7cd1d
  4. #1dcd8b

Monochromatic

  1. #120a47
  2. #22148a
  3. #331dcd
  4. #6350e6
  5. #9f93f0

Shades

#331dcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #331dcd
  2. #2e1ab9
  3. #2917a4
  4. #241490
  5. #1f117b
  6. #1a0f67
  7. #140c52
  8. #0f093e
  9. #0a0629
  10. #050315
  11. #000000

Tints

#331dcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #331dcd
  2. #4734d2
  3. #5c4ad7
  4. #7061dc
  5. #8577e1
  6. #998ee6
  7. #ada5eb
  8. #c2bbf0
  9. #d6d2f5
  10. #ebe8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#331dcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #331dcd
  2. #3b27c5
  3. #4231be
  4. #4a3bb6
  5. #5245ae
  6. #5a4fa7
  7. #61589f
  8. #696297
  9. #716c8f
  10. #787688
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f3990 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004dd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003dca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00597a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0048a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-331dcd {
  color: #331dcd;
}
Background
.bg-331dcd {
  background-color: #331dcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-331dcd {
  border: 2px solid #331dcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #331dcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 29 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 75% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-331dcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #331dcd, #8b1dcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-331dcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 29 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.68 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.19 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.96 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.36 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.69 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.73 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.03 #cce232 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#331dcd  rgb(51, 29, 205)  hsl(248, 75%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#b7cd1d  rgb(183, 205, 29)  hsl(68, 75%, 46%)  Pear
#cd331d  rgb(205, 51, 29)  hsl(8, 75%, 46%)  Rosso Corsa
#1dcd33  rgb(29, 205, 51)  hsl(128, 75%, 46%)  Lime Green