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#331DCE

#331dce ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#331dce 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 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.24% cyan, 85.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 247.46°, with 75.32% saturation and 46.08% 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 9.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.73.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0604

Complementary

  1. #331dce
  2. #b8ce1d

Split complementary

  1. #331dce
  2. #ce8c1d
  3. #5fce1d

Analogous

  1. #1d5fce
  2. #331dce
  3. #8c1dce

Triadic

  1. #331dce
  2. #ce331d
  3. #1dce33

Tetradic

  1. #331dce
  2. #ce1db8
  3. #b8ce1d
  4. #1dce33

Square

  1. #331dce
  2. #ce1d5f
  3. #b8ce1d
  4. #1dce8c

Monochromatic

  1. #120a48
  2. #22148b
  3. #331dce
  4. #6451e7
  5. #9f94f0

Shades

#331dce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #331dce
  2. #2e1ab9
  3. #2917a5
  4. #241490
  5. #1f117c
  6. #1a0f67
  7. #140c52
  8. #0f093e
  9. #0a0629
  10. #050315
  11. #000000

Tints

#331dce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #331dce
  2. #4734d3
  3. #5c4ad8
  4. #7061dd
  5. #8577e2
  6. #998ee7
  7. #ada5eb
  8. #c2bbf0
  9. #d6d2f5
  10. #ebe8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#331dce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #331dce
  2. #3b27c6
  3. #4231be
  4. #4a3bb7
  5. #5245af
  6. #5a4fa7
  7. #61589f
  8. #696297
  9. #716c90
  10. #787688
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f3991 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004dd3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003dcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00597a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fd1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0048a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-331dce {
  color: #331dce;
}
Background
.bg-331dce {
  background-color: #331dce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-331dce {
  border: 2px solid #331dce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #331dce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 29 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 247 75% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-331dce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #331dce, #8c1dce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-331dce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 29 206 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.73 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.07 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.84 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.47 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.61 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.71 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.09 #cce231 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#331dce  rgb(51, 29, 206)  hsl(247, 75%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#b8ce1d  rgb(184, 206, 29)  hsl(67, 75%, 46%)  Pear
#ce331d  rgb(206, 51, 29)  hsl(7, 75%, 46%)  Rosso Corsa
#1dce33  rgb(29, 206, 51)  hsl(127, 75%, 46%)  Lime Green