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#381DCA

#381dca ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#381dca is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 11.37% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.28% cyan, 85.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 249.36°, with 74.89% saturation and 45.29% 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 9.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.82.

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Relative luminance0.0598

Complementary

  1. #381dca
  2. #afca1d

Split complementary

  1. #381dca
  2. #ca8e1d
  3. #59ca1d

Analogous

  1. #1d59ca
  2. #381dca
  3. #8e1dca

Triadic

  1. #381dca
  2. #ca381d
  3. #1dca38

Tetradic

  1. #381dca
  2. #ca1daf
  3. #afca1d
  4. #1dca38

Square

  1. #381dca
  2. #ca1d59
  3. #afca1d
  4. #1dca8e

Monochromatic

  1. #130a44
  2. #251387
  3. #381dca
  4. #664ee6
  5. #a091ef

Shades

#381dca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #381dca
  2. #321ab6
  3. #2d17a2
  4. #27148d
  5. #221179
  6. #1c0f65
  7. #160c51
  8. #11093d
  9. #0b0628
  10. #060314
  11. #000000

Tints

#381dca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #381dca
  2. #4c34cf
  3. #604ad5
  4. #7461da
  5. #8877df
  6. #9c8ee5
  7. #afa5ea
  8. #c3bbef
  9. #d7d2f4
  10. #ebe8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#381dca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #381dca
  2. #3f27c3
  3. #4631bb
  4. #4e3bb4
  5. #5545ac
  6. #5c4fa5
  7. #63589e
  8. #6a6296
  9. #726c8f
  10. #797687
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #40398e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ccf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003dc7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005778 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ecd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0047a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-381dca {
  color: #381dca;
}
Background
.bg-381dca {
  background-color: #381dca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-381dca {
  border: 2px solid #381dca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #381dca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 29 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 75% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-381dca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #381dca, #8e1dca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-381dca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 29 202 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.82 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.51 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.15 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.30 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.80 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.83 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.06 #c7e235 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#381dca  rgb(56, 29, 202)  hsl(249, 75%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#afca1d  rgb(175, 202, 29)  hsl(69, 75%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#ca381d  rgb(202, 56, 29)  hsl(9, 75%, 45%)  Rosso Corsa
#1dca38  rgb(29, 202, 56)  hsl(129, 75%, 45%)  Lime Green