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#331ABE

#331abe ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#331abe 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.16% cyan, 86.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 249.15°, with 75.93% saturation and 42.35% 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 10.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.17.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0516

Complementary

  1. #331abe
  2. #a5be1a

Split complementary

  1. #331abe
  2. #be851a
  3. #53be1a

Analogous

  1. #1a53be
  2. #331abe
  3. #851abe

Triadic

  1. #331abe
  2. #be331a
  3. #1abe33

Tetradic

  1. #331abe
  2. #be1aa5
  3. #a5be1a
  4. #1abe33

Square

  1. #331abe
  2. #be1a53
  3. #a5be1a
  4. #1abe85

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0837
  2. #21117b
  3. #331abe
  4. #5940e5
  5. #9383ee

Shades

#331abe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #331abe
  2. #2e17ab
  3. #291598
  4. #241285
  5. #1f1072
  6. #1a0d5f
  7. #140a4c
  8. #0f0839
  9. #0a0526
  10. #050313
  11. #000000

Tints

#331abe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #331abe
  2. #4731c5
  3. #5c48cb
  4. #705fd2
  5. #8576d8
  6. #998ddf
  7. #ada3e5
  8. #c2baec
  9. #d6d1f2
  10. #ebe8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#331abe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #331abe
  2. #3b24b8
  3. #422eb2
  4. #4a39ab
  5. #5243a5
  6. #5a4d9f
  7. #615799
  8. #696193
  9. #716c8c
  10. #787686
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b3586 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0047c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0039bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005171 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ac1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002fbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004296 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-331abe {
  color: #331abe;
}
Background
.bg-331abe {
  background-color: #331abe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-331abe {
  border: 2px solid #331abe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #331abe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 26 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 76% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-331abe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #331abe, #851abe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-331abe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 26 190 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.17 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.59 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.99 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.07 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.14 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.57 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.84 #cce541 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#331abe  rgb(51, 26, 190)  hsl(249, 76%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#a5be1a  rgb(165, 190, 26)  hsl(69, 76%, 42%)  Apple Green
#be331a  rgb(190, 51, 26)  hsl(9, 76%, 42%)  Venetian Red
#1abe33  rgb(26, 190, 51)  hsl(129, 76%, 42%)  Kelly Green