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#381BB5

#381bb5 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#381bb5 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 10.59% green and 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.06% cyan, 85.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 251.3°, with 74.04% saturation and 40.78% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.93.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0496

Complementary

  1. #381bb5
  2. #98b51b

Split complementary

  1. #381bb5
  2. #b5851b
  3. #4bb51b

Analogous

  1. #1b4bb5
  2. #381bb5
  3. #851bb5

Triadic

  1. #381bb5
  2. #b5381b
  3. #1bb538

Tetradic

  1. #381bb5
  2. #b51b98
  3. #98b51b
  4. #1bb538

Square

  1. #381bb5
  2. #b51b4b
  3. #98b51b
  4. #1bb585

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0730
  2. #231172
  3. #381bb5
  4. #5a3be2
  5. #927dec

Shades

#381bb5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #381bb5
  2. #3218a3
  3. #2d1691
  4. #27137f
  5. #22106d
  6. #1c0e5b
  7. #160b48
  8. #110836
  9. #0b0524
  10. #060312
  11. #000000

Tints

#381bb5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #381bb5
  2. #4c32bc
  3. #6049c4
  4. #745fcb
  5. #8876d3
  6. #9c8dda
  7. #afa4e1
  8. #c3bbe9
  9. #d7d1f0
  10. #ebe8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#381bb5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #381bb5
  2. #3f25b0
  3. #462faa
  4. #4e39a5
  5. #5543a0
  6. #5c4e9b
  7. #635895
  8. #6a6290
  9. #726c8b
  10. #797685
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c3480 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0045b9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0039b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004e6b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038b7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002fb3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003f8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-381bb5 {
  color: #381bb5;
}
Background
.bg-381bb5 {
  background-color: #381bb5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-381bb5 {
  border: 2px solid #381bb5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #381bb5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 27 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 74% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-381bb5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #381bb5, #851bb5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-381bb5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 27 181 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.93 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.24 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.61 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.30 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.43 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.90 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.07 #c7e44a Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#381bb5  rgb(56, 27, 181)  hsl(251, 74%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#98b51b  rgb(152, 181, 27)  hsl(71, 74%, 41%)  Apple Green
#b5381b  rgb(181, 56, 27)  hsl(11, 74%, 41%)  Rust
#1bb538  rgb(27, 181, 56)  hsl(131, 74%, 41%)  Kelly Green