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#331BBD

#331bbd ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#331bbd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.02% cyan, 85.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 248.89°, with 75% saturation and 42.35% 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 10.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.29.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0516

Complementary

  1. #331bbd
  2. #a5bd1b

Split complementary

  1. #331bbd
  2. #bd841b
  3. #54bd1b

Analogous

  1. #1b54bd
  2. #331bbd
  3. #841bbd

Triadic

  1. #331bbd
  2. #bd331b
  3. #1bbd33

Tetradic

  1. #331bbd
  2. #bd1ba5
  3. #a5bd1b
  4. #1bbd33

Square

  1. #331bbd
  2. #bd1b54
  3. #a5bd1b
  4. #1bbd84

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0837
  2. #21117a
  3. #331bbd
  4. #5941e4
  5. #9384ed

Shades

#331bbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #331bbd
  2. #2e18aa
  3. #291697
  4. #241384
  5. #1f1071
  6. #1a0e5f
  7. #140b4c
  8. #0f0839
  9. #0a0526
  10. #050313
  11. #000000

Tints

#331bbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #331bbd
  2. #4732c4
  3. #5c49ca
  4. #705fd1
  5. #8576d7
  6. #998dde
  7. #ada4e5
  8. #c2bbeb
  9. #d6d1f2
  10. #ebe8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#331bbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #331bbd
  2. #3b25b7
  3. #422fb1
  4. #4a39ab
  5. #5243a5
  6. #5a4e9f
  7. #615898
  8. #696292
  9. #716c8c
  10. #787686
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b3585 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0047c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0039ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005170 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ac0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002fbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004295 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-331bbd {
  color: #331bbd;
}
Background
.bg-331bbd {
  background-color: #331bbd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-331bbd {
  border: 2px solid #331bbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #331bbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 27 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 75% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-331bbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #331bbd, #841bbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-331bbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 27 189 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.29 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.54 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.95 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.02 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.11 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.42 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.95 #cce442 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#331bbd  rgb(51, 27, 189)  hsl(249, 75%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#a5bd1b  rgb(165, 189, 27)  hsl(69, 75%, 42%)  Apple Green
#bd331b  rgb(189, 51, 27)  hsl(9, 75%, 42%)  Venetian Red
#1bbd33  rgb(27, 189, 51)  hsl(129, 75%, 42%)  Kelly Green