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#331EAD

#331ead ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#331ead 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 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.52% cyan, 82.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 248.81°, with 70.44% saturation and 39.8% 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 10.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 3.51.

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Relative luminance0.0465

Complementary

  1. #331ead
  2. #98ad1e

Split complementary

  1. #331ead
  2. #ad7a1e
  3. #50ad1e

Analogous

  1. #1e50ad
  2. #331ead
  3. #7a1ead

Triadic

  1. #331ead
  2. #ad331e
  3. #1ead33

Tetradic

  1. #331ead
  2. #ad1e98
  3. #98ad1e
  4. #1ead33

Square

  1. #331ead
  2. #ad1e50
  3. #98ad1e
  4. #1ead7a

Monochromatic

  1. #0d072b
  2. #20136c
  3. #331ead
  4. #523bdd
  5. #8c7ce8

Shades

#331ead mixed progressively with black.

  1. #331ead
  2. #2e1b9c
  3. #29188a
  4. #241579
  5. #1f1268
  6. #1a0f57
  7. #140c45
  8. #0f0934
  9. #0a0623
  10. #050311
  11. #000000

Tints

#331ead mixed progressively with white.

  1. #331ead
  2. #4735b5
  3. #5c4bbd
  4. #7062c6
  5. #8578ce
  6. #998fd6
  7. #ada5de
  8. #c2bce6
  9. #d6d2ef
  10. #ebe9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#331ead mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #331ead
  2. #3b28a9
  3. #4232a4
  4. #4a3ba0
  5. #52459b
  6. #5a4f97
  7. #615992
  8. #69638e
  9. #716c89
  10. #787685
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #39337a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0043b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0037ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004b67 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0037af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002fac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003e89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-331ead {
  color: #331ead;
}
Background
.bg-331ead {
  background-color: #331ead;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-331ead {
  border: 2px solid #331ead;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #331ead;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 30 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 70% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-331ead {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #331ead, #7a1ead);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-331ead {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 30 173 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.51 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.61 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.41 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.63 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.91 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.02 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.64 #cce152 Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Zaffre
#331ead  rgb(51, 30, 173)  hsl(249, 70%, 40%)  Zaffre
#98ad1e  rgb(152, 173, 30)  hsl(69, 70%, 40%)  Apple Green
#ad331e  rgb(173, 51, 30)  hsl(9, 70%, 40%)  Cornell Red
#1ead33  rgb(30, 173, 51)  hsl(129, 70%, 40%)  Kelly Green