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#331BBB

#331bbb ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#331bbb 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 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.73% cyan, 85.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 249°, with 74.77% 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 3.37.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0508

Complementary

  1. #331bbb
  2. #a3bb1b

Split complementary

  1. #331bbb
  2. #bb831b
  3. #53bb1b

Analogous

  1. #1b53bb
  2. #331bbb
  3. #831bbb

Triadic

  1. #331bbb
  2. #bb331b
  3. #1bbb33

Tetradic

  1. #331bbb
  2. #bb1ba3
  3. #a3bb1b
  4. #1bbb33

Square

  1. #331bbb
  2. #bb1b53
  3. #a3bb1b
  4. #1bbb83

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0835
  2. #211178
  3. #331bbb
  4. #583fe3
  5. #9282ed

Shades

#331bbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #331bbb
  2. #2e18a8
  3. #291696
  4. #241383
  5. #1f1070
  6. #1a0e5e
  7. #140b4b
  8. #0f0838
  9. #0a0525
  10. #050313
  11. #000000

Tints

#331bbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #331bbb
  2. #4732c2
  3. #5c49c9
  4. #705fcf
  5. #8576d6
  6. #998ddd
  7. #ada4e4
  8. #c2bbeb
  9. #d6d1f1
  10. #ebe8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#331bbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #331bbb
  2. #3b25b5
  3. #422faf
  4. #4a39a9
  5. #5243a3
  6. #5a4e9e
  7. #615898
  8. #696292
  9. #716c8c
  10. #787686
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b3484 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0046bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0038b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00506f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0039be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002fb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004194 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-331bbb {
  color: #331bbb;
}
Background
.bg-331bbb {
  background-color: #331bbb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-331bbb {
  border: 2px solid #331bbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #331bbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 27 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 75% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-331bbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #331bbb, #831bbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-331bbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 27 187 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.37 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.35 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.82 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.99 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.35 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.36 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.20 #cce444 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#331bbb  rgb(51, 27, 187)  hsl(249, 75%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#a3bb1b  rgb(163, 187, 27)  hsl(69, 75%, 42%)  Apple Green
#bb331b  rgb(187, 51, 27)  hsl(9, 75%, 42%)  Venetian Red
#1bbb33  rgb(27, 187, 51)  hsl(129, 75%, 42%)  Kelly Green