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#331BB2

#331bb2 ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#331bb2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 10.59% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.35% cyan, 84.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 249.54°, with 73.66% saturation and 40.2% 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 10.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 3.59.

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Relative luminance0.047

Complementary

  1. #331bb2
  2. #9ab21b

Split complementary

  1. #331bb2
  2. #b27f1b
  3. #4eb21b

Analogous

  1. #1b4eb2
  2. #331bb2
  3. #7f1bb2

Triadic

  1. #331bb2
  2. #b2331b
  3. #1bb233

Tetradic

  1. #331bb2
  2. #b21b9a
  3. #9ab21b
  4. #1bb233

Square

  1. #331bb2
  2. #b21b4e
  3. #9ab21b
  4. #1bb27f

Monochromatic

  1. #0d072d
  2. #201170
  3. #331bb2
  4. #5339e1
  5. #8d7beb

Shades

#331bb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #331bb2
  2. #2e18a0
  3. #29168e
  4. #24137d
  5. #1f106b
  6. #1a0e59
  7. #140b47
  8. #0f0835
  9. #0a0524
  10. #050312
  11. #000000

Tints

#331bb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #331bb2
  2. #4732ba
  3. #5c49c1
  4. #705fc9
  5. #8576d1
  6. #998dd9
  7. #ada4e0
  8. #c2bbe8
  9. #d6d1f0
  10. #ebe8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#331bb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #331bb2
  2. #3b25ad
  3. #422fa8
  4. #4a39a3
  5. #52439e
  6. #5a4e99
  7. #615894
  8. #69628f
  9. #716c8a
  10. #787685
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #39337d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0043b6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0037b0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004d6a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0037b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002eb1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003e8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-331bb2 {
  color: #331bb2;
}
Background
.bg-331bb2 {
  background-color: #331bb2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-331bb2 {
  border: 2px solid #331bb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #331bb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 27 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 74% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-331bb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #331bb2, #7f1bb2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-331bb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 27 178 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.59 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.93 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.99 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.13 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.27 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.27 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.83 #cce44d Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Zaffre
#331bb2  rgb(51, 27, 178)  hsl(250, 74%, 40%)  Zaffre
#9ab21b  rgb(154, 178, 27)  hsl(70, 74%, 40%)  Apple Green
#b2331b  rgb(178, 51, 27)  hsl(10, 74%, 40%)  Rufous
#1bb233  rgb(27, 178, 51)  hsl(130, 74%, 40%)  Kelly Green