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#331BBF

#331bbf ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#331bbf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.3% cyan, 85.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 248.78°, with 75.23% saturation and 42.75% 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 10.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.24.

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Relative luminance0.0525

Complementary

  1. #331bbf
  2. #a7bf1b

Split complementary

  1. #331bbf
  2. #bf851b
  3. #55bf1b

Analogous

  1. #1b55bf
  2. #331bbf
  3. #851bbf

Triadic

  1. #331bbf
  2. #bf331b
  3. #1bbf33

Tetradic

  1. #331bbf
  2. #bf1ba7
  3. #a7bf1b
  4. #1bbf33

Square

  1. #331bbf
  2. #bf1b55
  3. #a7bf1b
  4. #1bbf85

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0839
  2. #21127c
  3. #331bbf
  4. #5a42e4
  5. #9585ee

Shades

#331bbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #331bbf
  2. #2e18ac
  3. #291699
  4. #241386
  5. #1f1073
  6. #1a0e60
  7. #140b4c
  8. #0f0839
  9. #0a0526
  10. #050313
  11. #000000

Tints

#331bbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #331bbf
  2. #4732c5
  3. #5c49cc
  4. #705fd2
  5. #8576d9
  6. #998ddf
  7. #ada4e5
  8. #c2bbec
  9. #d6d1f2
  10. #ebe8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#331bbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #331bbf
  2. #3b25b9
  3. #422fb2
  4. #4a39ac
  5. #5243a6
  6. #5a4ea0
  7. #615899
  8. #696293
  9. #716c8d
  10. #787686
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c3586 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0039bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005271 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ac2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004297 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-331bbf {
  color: #331bbf;
}
Background
.bg-331bbf {
  background-color: #331bbf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-331bbf {
  border: 2px solid #331bbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #331bbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 27 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 75% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-331bbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #331bbf, #851bbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-331bbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 27 191 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.24 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.74 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.86 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.92 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.21 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.49 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.70 #cce440 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#331bbf  rgb(51, 27, 191)  hsl(249, 75%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#a7bf1b  rgb(167, 191, 27)  hsl(69, 75%, 43%)  Apple Green
#bf331b  rgb(191, 51, 27)  hsl(9, 75%, 43%)  Venetian Red
#1bbf33  rgb(27, 191, 51)  hsl(129, 75%, 43%)  Lime Green