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#381CBB

#381cbb ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#381cbb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 10.98% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.05% cyan, 85.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 250.57°, with 73.95% saturation and 42.16% 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 10.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.71.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0526

Complementary

  1. #381cbb
  2. #9fbb1c

Split complementary

  1. #381cbb
  2. #bb881c
  3. #4fbb1c

Analogous

  1. #1c4fbb
  2. #381cbb
  3. #881cbb

Triadic

  1. #381cbb
  2. #bb381c
  3. #1cbb38

Tetradic

  1. #381cbb
  2. #bb1c9f
  3. #9fbb1c
  4. #1cbb38

Square

  1. #381cbb
  2. #bb1c4f
  3. #9fbb1c
  4. #1cbb88

Monochromatic

  1. #100836
  2. #241278
  3. #381cbb
  4. #5d41e3
  5. #9684ed

Shades

#381cbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #381cbb
  2. #3219a8
  3. #2d1696
  4. #271483
  5. #221170
  6. #1c0e5e
  7. #160b4b
  8. #110838
  9. #0b0625
  10. #060313
  11. #000000

Tints

#381cbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #381cbb
  2. #4c33c2
  3. #6049c9
  4. #7460cf
  5. #8877d6
  6. #9c8edd
  7. #afa4e4
  8. #c3bbeb
  9. #d7d2f1
  10. #ebe8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#381cbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #381cbb
  2. #3f26b5
  3. #4630af
  4. #4e3aa9
  5. #5544a3
  6. #5c4e9e
  7. #635898
  8. #6a6292
  9. #726c8c
  10. #797686
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d3584 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0047bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ab8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00506f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003abe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004194 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-381cbb {
  color: #381cbb;
}
Background
.bg-381cbb {
  background-color: #381cbb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-381cbb {
  border: 2px solid #381cbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #381cbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 28 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 74% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-381cbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #381cbb, #881cbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-381cbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 28 187 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.71 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.77 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.99 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.11 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.31 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.47 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.02 #c7e344 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#381cbb  rgb(56, 28, 187)  hsl(251, 74%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#9fbb1c  rgb(159, 187, 28)  hsl(71, 74%, 42%)  Apple Green
#bb381c  rgb(187, 56, 28)  hsl(11, 74%, 42%)  Rust
#1cbb38  rgb(28, 187, 56)  hsl(131, 74%, 42%)  Kelly Green