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#331BCD

#331bcd ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#331bcd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.12% cyan, 86.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 248.09°, with 76.72% saturation and 45.49% 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 9.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.46.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.059

Complementary

  1. #331bcd
  2. #b5cd1b

Split complementary

  1. #331bcd
  2. #cd8c1b
  3. #5ccd1b

Analogous

  1. #1b5ccd
  2. #331bcd
  3. #8c1bcd

Triadic

  1. #331bcd
  2. #cd331b
  3. #1bcd33

Tetradic

  1. #331bcd
  2. #cd1bb5
  3. #b5cd1b
  4. #1bcd33

Square

  1. #331bcd
  2. #cd1b5c
  3. #b5cd1b
  4. #1bcd8c

Monochromatic

  1. #110946
  2. #221289
  3. #331bcd
  4. #624de8
  5. #9d91f0

Shades

#331bcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #331bcd
  2. #2e18b9
  3. #2916a4
  4. #241390
  5. #1f107b
  6. #1a0e67
  7. #140b52
  8. #0f083e
  9. #0a0529
  10. #050315
  11. #000000

Tints

#331bcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #331bcd
  2. #4732d2
  3. #5c49d7
  4. #705fdc
  5. #8576e1
  6. #998de6
  7. #ada4eb
  8. #c2bbf0
  9. #d6d1f5
  10. #ebe8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#331bcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #331bcd
  2. #3b25c5
  3. #422fbe
  4. #4a39b6
  5. #5243ae
  6. #5a4ea7
  7. #61589f
  8. #696297
  9. #716c8f
  10. #787688
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e3890 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003cca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00587a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ed0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0047a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-331bcd {
  color: #331bcd;
}
Background
.bg-331bcd {
  background-color: #331bcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-331bcd {
  border: 2px solid #331bcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #331bcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 27 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 77% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-331bcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #331bcd, #8c1bcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-331bcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 27 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.46 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.18 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.99 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.25 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.81 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.93 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.19 #cce432 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#331bcd  rgb(51, 27, 205)  hsl(248, 77%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#b5cd1b  rgb(181, 205, 27)  hsl(68, 77%, 45%)  June Bud
#cd331b  rgb(205, 51, 27)  hsl(8, 77%, 45%)  Rosso Corsa
#1bcd33  rgb(27, 205, 51)  hsl(128, 77%, 45%)  Lime Green