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#331ABC

#331abc ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#331abc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 10.2% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.87% cyan, 86.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 249.26°, with 75.7% saturation and 41.96% 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 10.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.24.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0507

Complementary

  1. #331abc
  2. #a3bc1a

Split complementary

  1. #331abc
  2. #bc841a
  3. #52bc1a

Analogous

  1. #1a52bc
  2. #331abc
  3. #841abc

Triadic

  1. #331abc
  2. #bc331a
  3. #1abc33

Tetradic

  1. #331abc
  2. #bc1aa3
  3. #a3bc1a
  4. #1abc33

Square

  1. #331abc
  2. #bc1a52
  3. #a3bc1a
  4. #1abc84

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0736
  2. #211179
  3. #331abc
  4. #583ee4
  5. #9281ee

Shades

#331abc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #331abc
  2. #2e17a9
  3. #291596
  4. #241284
  5. #1f1071
  6. #1a0d5e
  7. #140a4b
  8. #0f0838
  9. #0a0526
  10. #050313
  11. #000000

Tints

#331abc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #331abc
  2. #4731c3
  3. #5c48c9
  4. #705fd0
  5. #8576d7
  6. #998dde
  7. #ada3e4
  8. #c2baeb
  9. #d6d1f2
  10. #ebe8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#331abc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #331abc
  2. #3b24b6
  3. #422eb0
  4. #4a39aa
  5. #5243a4
  6. #5a4d9e
  7. #615798
  8. #696192
  9. #716c8c
  10. #787686
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b3484 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0046c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0038b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00506f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0039bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002fba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004194 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-331abc {
  color: #331abc;
}
Background
.bg-331abc {
  background-color: #331abc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-331abc {
  border: 2px solid #331abc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #331abc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 26 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 76% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-331abc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #331abc, #841abc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-331abc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 26 188 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.24 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.39 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.95 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.11 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.24 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.50 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.09 #cce543 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#331abc  rgb(51, 26, 188)  hsl(249, 76%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#a3bc1a  rgb(163, 188, 26)  hsl(69, 76%, 42%)  Apple Green
#bc331a  rgb(188, 51, 26)  hsl(9, 76%, 42%)  Venetian Red
#1abc33  rgb(26, 188, 51)  hsl(129, 76%, 42%)  Kelly Green