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#331ECC

#331ecc ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#331ecc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 11.76% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75% cyan, 85.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 247.24°, with 74.36% 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 3.75.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0599

Complementary

  1. #331ecc
  2. #b7cc1e

Split complementary

  1. #331ecc
  2. #cc8a1e
  3. #60cc1e

Analogous

  1. #1e60cc
  2. #331ecc
  3. #8a1ecc

Triadic

  1. #331ecc
  2. #cc331e
  3. #1ecc33

Tetradic

  1. #331ecc
  2. #cc1eb7
  3. #b7cc1e
  4. #1ecc33

Square

  1. #331ecc
  2. #cc1e60
  3. #b7cc1e
  4. #1ecc8a

Monochromatic

  1. #120a47
  2. #221489
  3. #331ecc
  4. #6351e5
  5. #9f94ef

Shades

#331ecc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #331ecc
  2. #2e1bb8
  3. #2918a3
  4. #24158f
  5. #1f127a
  6. #1a0f66
  7. #140c52
  8. #0f093d
  9. #0a0629
  10. #050314
  11. #000000

Tints

#331ecc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #331ecc
  2. #4735d1
  3. #5c4bd6
  4. #7062db
  5. #8578e0
  6. #998fe6
  7. #ada5eb
  8. #c2bcf0
  9. #d6d2f5
  10. #ebe9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#331ecc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #331ecc
  2. #3b28c4
  3. #4232bd
  4. #4a3bb5
  5. #5245ae
  6. #5a4fa6
  7. #61599e
  8. #696397
  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 #004dd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003dc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005879 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0048a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-331ecc {
  color: #331ecc;
}
Background
.bg-331ecc {
  background-color: #331ecc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-331ecc {
  border: 2px solid #331ecc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #331ecc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 30 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 247 74% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-331ecc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #331ecc, #8a1ecc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-331ecc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 30 204 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.75 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.31 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.07 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.30 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.55 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.81 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.88 #cce133 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#331ecc  rgb(51, 30, 204)  hsl(247, 74%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#b7cc1e  rgb(183, 204, 30)  hsl(67, 74%, 46%)  June Bud
#cc331e  rgb(204, 51, 30)  hsl(7, 74%, 46%)  Rosso Corsa
#1ecc33  rgb(30, 204, 51)  hsl(127, 74%, 46%)  Lime Green