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#331E9E

#331e9e ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#331e9e is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 11.76% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.72% cyan, 81.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 249.84°, with 68.09% saturation and 36.86% 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 11.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 3.45.

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Relative luminance0.041

Complementary

  1. #331e9e
  2. #899e1e

Split complementary

  1. #331e9e
  2. #9e731e
  3. #499e1e

Analogous

  1. #1e499e
  2. #331e9e
  3. #731e9e

Triadic

  1. #331e9e
  2. #9e331e
  3. #1e9e33

Tetradic

  1. #331e9e
  2. #9e1e89
  3. #899e1e
  4. #1e9e33

Square

  1. #331e9e
  2. #9e1e49
  3. #899e1e
  4. #1e9e73

Monochromatic

  1. #09061d
  2. #1e125e
  3. #331e9e
  4. #4c31d8
  5. #8471e4

Shades

#331e9e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #331e9e
  2. #2e1b8e
  3. #29187e
  4. #24156f
  5. #1f125f
  6. #1a0f4f
  7. #140c3f
  8. #0f092f
  9. #0a0620
  10. #050310
  11. #000000

Tints

#331e9e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #331e9e
  2. #4735a8
  3. #5c4bb1
  4. #7062bb
  5. #8578c5
  6. #998fcf
  7. #ada5d8
  8. #c2bce2
  9. #d6d2ec
  10. #ebe9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#331e9e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #331e9e
  2. #3b289b
  3. #423298
  4. #4a3b95
  5. #524592
  6. #5a4f8f
  7. #61598c
  8. #696389
  9. #716c86
  10. #787683
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #393939 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #373070 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003ea2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00349c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00455e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0034a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002d9d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #03397d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-331e9e {
  color: #331e9e;
}
Background
.bg-331e9e {
  background-color: #331e9e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-331e9e {
  border: 2px solid #331e9e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #331e9e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 30 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 68% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-331e9e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #331e9e, #731e9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-331e9e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 30 158 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.45 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.41 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.49 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.78 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.20 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.45 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.76 #cce161 Inverted #393939 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#331e9e  rgb(51, 30, 158)  hsl(250, 68%, 37%)  Zaffre
#899e1e  rgb(137, 158, 30)  hsl(70, 68%, 37%)  Apple Green
#9e331e  rgb(158, 51, 30)  hsl(10, 68%, 37%)  Rufous
#1e9e33  rgb(30, 158, 51)  hsl(130, 68%, 37%)  Islamic Green