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#331BB3

#331bb3 ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#331bb3 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 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.51% cyan, 84.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 249.47°, with 73.79% saturation and 40.39% 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 10.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 3.67.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0474

Complementary

  1. #331bb3
  2. #9bb31b

Split complementary

  1. #331bb3
  2. #b37f1b
  3. #4fb31b

Analogous

  1. #1b4fb3
  2. #331bb3
  3. #7f1bb3

Triadic

  1. #331bb3
  2. #b3331b
  3. #1bb333

Tetradic

  1. #331bb3
  2. #b31b9b
  3. #9bb31b
  4. #1bb333

Square

  1. #331bb3
  2. #b31b4f
  3. #9bb31b
  4. #1bb37f

Monochromatic

  1. #0d072e
  2. #201171
  3. #331bb3
  4. #5439e1
  5. #8d7ceb

Shades

#331bb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #331bb3
  2. #2e18a1
  3. #29168f
  4. #24137d
  5. #1f106b
  6. #1a0e5a
  7. #140b48
  8. #0f0836
  9. #0a0524
  10. #050312
  11. #000000

Tints

#331bb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #331bb3
  2. #4732bb
  3. #5c49c2
  4. #705fca
  5. #8576d1
  6. #998dd9
  7. #ada4e1
  8. #c2bbe8
  9. #d6d1f0
  10. #ebe8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#331bb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #331bb3
  2. #3b25ae
  3. #422fa9
  4. #4a39a4
  5. #52439f
  6. #5a4e9a
  7. #615894
  8. #69628f
  9. #716c8a
  10. #787685
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a337e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0044b7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0037b0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004d6a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0037b5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002eb1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003e8d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-331bb3 {
  color: #331bb3;
}
Background
.bg-331bb3 {
  background-color: #331bb3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-331bb3 {
  border: 2px solid #331bb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #331bb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 27 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 74% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-331bb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #331bb3, #7f1bb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-331bb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 27 179 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.67 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.85 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.08 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.15 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.23 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.38 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.93 #cce44c Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Zaffre
#331bb3  rgb(51, 27, 179)  hsl(249, 74%, 40%)  Zaffre
#9bb31b  rgb(155, 179, 27)  hsl(69, 74%, 40%)  Apple Green
#b3331b  rgb(179, 51, 27)  hsl(9, 74%, 40%)  Cornell Red
#1bb333  rgb(27, 179, 51)  hsl(129, 74%, 40%)  Kelly Green