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#381CD0

#381cd0 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#381cd0 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 10.98% green and 81.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.08% cyan, 86.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 249.33°, with 76.27% saturation and 46.27% 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 9.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0623

Complementary

  1. #381cd0
  2. #b4d01c

Split complementary

  1. #381cd0
  2. #d0921c
  3. #5ad01c

Analogous

  1. #1c5ad0
  2. #381cd0
  3. #921cd0

Triadic

  1. #381cd0
  2. #d0381c
  3. #1cd038

Tetradic

  1. #381cd0
  2. #d01cb4
  3. #b4d01c
  4. #1cd038

Square

  1. #381cd0
  2. #d01c5a
  3. #b4d01c
  4. #1cd092

Monochromatic

  1. #140a49
  2. #26138d
  3. #381cd0
  4. #6851e8
  5. #a394f1

Shades

#381cd0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #381cd0
  2. #3219bb
  3. #2d16a6
  4. #271492
  5. #22117d
  6. #1c0e68
  7. #160b53
  8. #11083e
  9. #0b062a
  10. #060315
  11. #000000

Tints

#381cd0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #381cd0
  2. #4c33d5
  3. #6049d9
  4. #7460de
  5. #8877e3
  6. #9c8ee8
  7. #afa4ec
  8. #c3bbf1
  9. #d7d2f6
  10. #ebe8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#381cd0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #381cd0
  2. #3f26c8
  3. #4630c0
  4. #4e3ab8
  5. #5544b0
  6. #5c4ea8
  7. #6358a0
  8. #6a6298
  9. #726c90
  10. #797688
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #413a93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ed5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ecd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00597c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fd3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0048a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-381cd0 {
  color: #381cd0;
}
Background
.bg-381cd0 {
  background-color: #381cd0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-381cd0 {
  border: 2px solid #381cd0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #381cd0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 28 208;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 76% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-381cd0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #381cd0, #921cd0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-381cd0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 28 208 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.00 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.83 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.44 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.17 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.91 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.02 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.38 #c7e32f Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#381cd0  rgb(56, 28, 208)  hsl(249, 76%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#b4d01c  rgb(180, 208, 28)  hsl(69, 76%, 46%)  June Bud
#d0381c  rgb(208, 56, 28)  hsl(9, 76%, 46%)  Rosso Corsa
#1cd038  rgb(28, 208, 56)  hsl(129, 76%, 46%)  Lime Green