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#331BCB

#331bcb ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#331bcb 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 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.88% cyan, 86.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 248.18°, with 76.52% saturation and 45.1% 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 9.72:1 (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 luminance0.058

Complementary

  1. #331bcb
  2. #b3cb1b

Split complementary

  1. #331bcb
  2. #cb8b1b
  3. #5bcb1b

Analogous

  1. #1b5bcb
  2. #331bcb
  3. #8b1bcb

Triadic

  1. #331bcb
  2. #cb331b
  3. #1bcb33

Tetradic

  1. #331bcb
  2. #cb1bb3
  3. #b3cb1b
  4. #1bcb33

Square

  1. #331bcb
  2. #cb1b5b
  3. #b3cb1b
  4. #1bcb8b

Monochromatic

  1. #110944
  2. #221287
  3. #331bcb
  4. #614be7
  5. #9c8ff0

Shades

#331bcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #331bcb
  2. #2e18b7
  3. #2916a2
  4. #24138e
  5. #1f107a
  6. #1a0e66
  7. #140b51
  8. #0f083d
  9. #0a0529
  10. #050314
  11. #000000

Tints

#331bcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #331bcb
  2. #4732d0
  3. #5c49d5
  4. #705fdb
  5. #8576e0
  6. #998de5
  7. #ada4ea
  8. #c2bbef
  9. #d6d1f5
  10. #ebe8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#331bcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #331bcb
  2. #3b25c4
  3. #422fbc
  4. #4a39b5
  5. #5243ad
  6. #5a4ea6
  7. #61589e
  8. #696297
  9. #716c8f
  10. #787688
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e388f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003cc8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005778 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003dce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0046a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-331bcb {
  color: #331bcb;
}
Background
.bg-331bcb {
  background-color: #331bcb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-331bcb {
  border: 2px solid #331bcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #331bcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 27 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 77% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-331bcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #331bcb, #8b1bcb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-331bcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 27 203 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.37 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.42 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.03 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.23 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.90 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.04 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.08 #cce434 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#331bcb  rgb(51, 27, 203)  hsl(248, 77%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#b3cb1b  rgb(179, 203, 27)  hsl(68, 77%, 45%)  June Bud
#cb331b  rgb(203, 51, 27)  hsl(8, 77%, 45%)  Rosso Corsa
#1bcb33  rgb(27, 203, 51)  hsl(128, 77%, 45%)  Lime Green