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#381BDA

#381bda ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#381bda is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 10.59% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.31% cyan, 87.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 249.11°, with 77.96% saturation and 48.04% 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 8.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.77.

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Relative luminance0.0669

Complementary

  1. #381bda
  2. #bdda1b

Split complementary

  1. #381bda
  2. #da981b
  3. #5eda1b

Analogous

  1. #1b5eda
  2. #381bda
  3. #981bda

Triadic

  1. #381bda
  2. #da381b
  3. #1bda38

Tetradic

  1. #381bda
  2. #da1bbd
  3. #bdda1b
  4. #1bda38

Square

  1. #381bda
  2. #da1b5e
  3. #bdda1b
  4. #1bda98

Monochromatic

  1. #150a52
  2. #271396
  3. #381bda
  4. #6e57ea
  5. #a99bf3

Shades

#381bda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #381bda
  2. #3218c4
  3. #2d16ae
  4. #271399
  5. #221083
  6. #1c0e6d
  7. #160b57
  8. #110841
  9. #0b052c
  10. #060316
  11. #000000

Tints

#381bda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #381bda
  2. #4c32de
  3. #6049e1
  4. #745fe5
  5. #8876e9
  6. #9c8ded
  7. #afa4f0
  8. #c3bbf4
  9. #d7d1f8
  10. #ebe8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#381bda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #381bda
  2. #3f25d1
  3. #462fc8
  4. #4e39bf
  5. #5543b6
  6. #5c4ead
  7. #6358a4
  8. #6a629b
  9. #726c92
  10. #797689
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #433c99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005d81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0042dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004bac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-381bda {
  color: #381bda;
}
Background
.bg-381bda {
  background-color: #381bda;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-381bda {
  border: 2px solid #381bda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #381bda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 27 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 78% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-381bda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #381bda, #981bda);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-381bda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 27 218 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.77 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.27 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.65 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.06 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.41 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.70 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.99 #c7e425 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Blue
#381bda  rgb(56, 27, 218)  hsl(249, 78%, 48%)  Blue
#bdda1b  rgb(189, 218, 27)  hsl(69, 78%, 48%)  Pear
#da381b  rgb(218, 56, 27)  hsl(9, 78%, 48%)  Lust
#1bda38  rgb(27, 218, 56)  hsl(129, 78%, 48%)  Malachite