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#381CD8

#381cd8 ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#381cd8 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 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.07% cyan, 87.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 248.94°, with 77.05% saturation and 47.84% 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 9.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.98.

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Relative luminance0.0663

Complementary

  1. #381cd8
  2. #bcd81c

Split complementary

  1. #381cd8
  2. #d8961c
  3. #5ed81c

Analogous

  1. #1c5ed8
  2. #381cd8
  3. #961cd8

Triadic

  1. #381cd8
  2. #d8381c
  3. #1cd838

Tetradic

  1. #381cd8
  2. #d81cbc
  3. #bcd81c
  4. #1cd838

Square

  1. #381cd8
  2. #d81c5e
  3. #bcd81c
  4. #1cd896

Monochromatic

  1. #150a51
  2. #261394
  3. #381cd8
  4. #6d57e9
  5. #a89bf2

Shades

#381cd8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #381cd8
  2. #3219c2
  3. #2d16ad
  4. #271497
  5. #221182
  6. #1c0e6c
  7. #160b56
  8. #110841
  9. #0b062b
  10. #060316
  11. #000000

Tints

#381cd8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #381cd8
  2. #4c33dc
  3. #6049e0
  4. #7460e4
  5. #8877e8
  6. #9c8eec
  7. #afa4ef
  8. #c3bbf3
  9. #d7d2f7
  10. #ebe8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#381cd8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #381cd8
  2. #3f26cf
  3. #4630c6
  4. #4e3abe
  5. #5544b5
  6. #5c4eac
  7. #6358a3
  8. #6a629a
  9. #726c92
  10. #797689
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #433b98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040d5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005d80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0042db ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035d6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004bab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-381cd8 {
  color: #381cd8;
}
Background
.bg-381cd8 {
  background-color: #381cd8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-381cd8 {
  border: 2px solid #381cd8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #381cd8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 28 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 77% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-381cd8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #381cd8, #961cd8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-381cd8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 28 216 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.98 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.50 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.57 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.25 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.25 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.81 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.87 #c7e327 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Blue
#381cd8  rgb(56, 28, 216)  hsl(249, 77%, 48%)  Blue
#bcd81c  rgb(188, 216, 28)  hsl(69, 77%, 48%)  Pear
#d8381c  rgb(216, 56, 28)  hsl(9, 77%, 48%)  Lust
#1cd838  rgb(28, 216, 56)  hsl(129, 77%, 48%)  Malachite