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#331ECF

#331ecf ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#331ecf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.36% cyan, 85.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 247.12°, with 74.68% saturation and 46.47% 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 9.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.9.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0614

Complementary

  1. #331ecf
  2. #bacf1e

Split complementary

  1. #331ecf
  2. #cf8c1e
  3. #61cf1e

Analogous

  1. #1e61cf
  2. #331ecf
  3. #8c1ecf

Triadic

  1. #331ecf
  2. #cf331e
  3. #1ecf33

Tetradic

  1. #331ecf
  2. #cf1eba
  3. #bacf1e
  4. #1ecf33

Square

  1. #331ecf
  2. #cf1e61
  3. #bacf1e
  4. #1ecf8c

Monochromatic

  1. #120b49
  2. #23148c
  3. #331ecf
  4. #6553e6
  5. #a196f0

Shades

#331ecf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #331ecf
  2. #2e1bba
  3. #2918a6
  4. #241591
  5. #1f127c
  6. #1a0f68
  7. #140c53
  8. #0f093e
  9. #0a0629
  10. #050315
  11. #000000

Tints

#331ecf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #331ecf
  2. #4735d4
  3. #5c4bd9
  4. #7062dd
  5. #8578e2
  6. #998fe7
  7. #ada5ec
  8. #c2bcf1
  9. #d6d2f5
  10. #ebe9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#331ecf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #331ecf
  2. #3b28c7
  3. #4232bf
  4. #4a3bb7
  5. #5245af
  6. #5a4fa8
  7. #6159a0
  8. #696398
  9. #716c90
  10. #787688
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f3a92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ed4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ecc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005a7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0040d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0049a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-331ecf {
  color: #331ecf;
}
Background
.bg-331ecf {
  background-color: #331ecf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-331ecf {
  border: 2px solid #331ecf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #331ecf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 30 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 247 75% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-331ecf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #331ecf, #8c1ecf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-331ecf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 30 207 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.90 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.97 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.72 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.46 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.61 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.64 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.07 #cce130 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#331ecf  rgb(51, 30, 207)  hsl(247, 75%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#bacf1e  rgb(186, 207, 30)  hsl(67, 75%, 46%)  Pear
#cf331e  rgb(207, 51, 30)  hsl(7, 75%, 46%)  Rosso Corsa
#1ecf33  rgb(30, 207, 51)  hsl(127, 75%, 46%)  Lime Green