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#331EA9

#331ea9 ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#331ea9 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 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.82% cyan, 82.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 249.06°, with 69.85% saturation and 39.02% 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 11.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 3.36.

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Relative luminance0.045

Complementary

  1. #331ea9
  2. #94a91e

Split complementary

  1. #331ea9
  2. #a9781e
  3. #4fa91e

Analogous

  1. #1e4fa9
  2. #331ea9
  3. #781ea9

Triadic

  1. #331ea9
  2. #a9331e
  3. #1ea933

Tetradic

  1. #331ea9
  2. #a91e94
  3. #94a91e
  4. #1ea933

Square

  1. #331ea9
  2. #a91e4f
  3. #94a91e
  4. #1ea978

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0727
  2. #1f1268
  3. #331ea9
  4. #5138dc
  5. #8979e7

Shades

#331ea9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #331ea9
  2. #2e1b98
  3. #291887
  4. #241576
  5. #1f1265
  6. #1a0f55
  7. #140c44
  8. #0f0933
  9. #0a0622
  10. #050311
  11. #000000

Tints

#331ea9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #331ea9
  2. #4735b2
  3. #5c4bba
  4. #7062c3
  5. #8578cb
  6. #998fd4
  7. #ada5dd
  8. #c2bce5
  9. #d6d2ee
  10. #ebe9f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#331ea9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #331ea9
  2. #3b28a5
  3. #4232a1
  4. #4a3b9d
  5. #524599
  6. #5a4f95
  7. #615990
  8. #69638c
  9. #716c88
  10. #787684
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #383277 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0041ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0036a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004a65 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0036ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002ea8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003d86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-331ea9 {
  color: #331ea9;
}
Background
.bg-331ea9 {
  background-color: #331ea9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-331ea9 {
  border: 2px solid #331ea9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #331ea9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 30 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 70% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-331ea9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #331ea9, #781ea9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-331ea9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 30 169 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.36 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.98 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.09 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.50 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.61 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.20 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.22 #cce156 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Zaffre
#331ea9  rgb(51, 30, 169)  hsl(249, 70%, 39%)  Zaffre
#94a91e  rgb(148, 169, 30)  hsl(69, 70%, 39%)  Apple Green
#a9331e  rgb(169, 51, 30)  hsl(9, 70%, 39%)  Rufous
#1ea933  rgb(30, 169, 51)  hsl(129, 70%, 39%)  Kelly Green