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#331AEF

#331aef ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#331aef is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 10.2% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.66% cyan, 89.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 247.04°, with 86.94% saturation and 51.96% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 2.14.

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Relative luminance0.0767

Complementary

  1. #331aef
  2. #d6ef1a

Split complementary

  1. #331aef
  2. #ef9d1a
  3. #6cef1a

Analogous

  1. #1a6cef
  2. #331aef
  3. #9d1aef

Triadic

  1. #331aef
  2. #ef331a
  3. #1aef33

Tetradic

  1. #331aef
  2. #ef1ad6
  3. #d6ef1a
  4. #1aef33

Square

  1. #331aef
  2. #ef1a6c
  3. #d6ef1a
  4. #1aef9d

Monochromatic

  1. #130769
  2. #200cb0
  3. #331aef
  4. #7361f4
  5. #b2a9f9

Shades

#331aef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #331aef
  2. #2e17d7
  3. #2915bf
  4. #2412a7
  5. #1f108f
  6. #1a0d78
  7. #140a60
  8. #0f0848
  9. #0a0530
  10. #050318
  11. #000000

Tints

#331aef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #331aef
  2. #4731f1
  3. #5c48f2
  4. #705ff4
  5. #8576f5
  6. #998df7
  7. #ada3f9
  8. #c2bafa
  9. #d6d1fc
  10. #ebe8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#331aef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #331aef
  2. #3b24e4
  3. #422ed9
  4. #4a39ce
  5. #5243c3
  6. #5a4db8
  7. #6157ac
  8. #6961a1
  9. #716c96
  10. #78768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #453fa8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00678e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0047f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0052bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-331aef {
  color: #331aef;
}
Background
.bg-331aef {
  background-color: #331aef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-331aef {
  border: 2px solid #331aef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #331aef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 26 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 247 87% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-331aef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #331aef, #9d1aef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-331aef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 26 239 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.14 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.20 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.18 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.18 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.47 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.42 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.37 #cce510 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Blue
#331aef  rgb(51, 26, 239)  hsl(247, 87%, 52%)  Blue
#d6ef1a  rgb(214, 239, 26)  hsl(67, 87%, 52%)  Pear
#ef331a  rgb(239, 51, 26)  hsl(7, 87%, 52%)  Candy Apple Red
#1aef33  rgb(26, 239, 51)  hsl(127, 87%, 52%)  Lime