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#331BBC

#331bbc ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#331bbc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.87% cyan, 85.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 248.94°, with 74.88% saturation and 42.16% 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 10.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.33.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0512

Complementary

  1. #331bbc
  2. #a4bc1b

Split complementary

  1. #331bbc
  2. #bc831b
  3. #54bc1b

Analogous

  1. #1b54bc
  2. #331bbc
  3. #831bbc

Triadic

  1. #331bbc
  2. #bc331b
  3. #1bbc33

Tetradic

  1. #331bbc
  2. #bc1ba4
  3. #a4bc1b
  4. #1bbc33

Square

  1. #331bbc
  2. #bc1b54
  3. #a4bc1b
  4. #1bbc83

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0836
  2. #211179
  3. #331bbc
  4. #5840e4
  5. #9383ed

Shades

#331bbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #331bbc
  2. #2e18a9
  3. #291696
  4. #241384
  5. #1f1071
  6. #1a0e5e
  7. #140b4b
  8. #0f0838
  9. #0a0526
  10. #050313
  11. #000000

Tints

#331bbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #331bbc
  2. #4732c3
  3. #5c49c9
  4. #705fd0
  5. #8576d7
  6. #998dde
  7. #ada4e4
  8. #c2bbeb
  9. #d6d1f2
  10. #ebe8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#331bbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #331bbc
  2. #3b25b6
  3. #422fb0
  4. #4a39aa
  5. #5243a4
  6. #5a4e9e
  7. #615898
  8. #696292
  9. #716c8c
  10. #787686
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b3584 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0047c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0039b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005170 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003abf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002fba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004194 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-331bbc {
  color: #331bbc;
}
Background
.bg-331bbc {
  background-color: #331bbc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-331bbc {
  border: 2px solid #331bbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #331bbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 27 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 75% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-331bbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #331bbc, #831bbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-331bbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 27 188 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.33 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.44 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.92 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.97 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.23 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.38 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.07 #cce443 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#331bbc  rgb(51, 27, 188)  hsl(249, 75%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#a4bc1b  rgb(164, 188, 27)  hsl(69, 75%, 42%)  Apple Green
#bc331b  rgb(188, 51, 27)  hsl(9, 75%, 42%)  Venetian Red
#1bbc33  rgb(27, 188, 51)  hsl(129, 75%, 42%)  Kelly Green