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#331C8A

#331c8a ≈ Persian Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#331c8a is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 10.98% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.04% cyan, 79.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 252.55°, with 66.27% saturation and 32.55% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Indigo (#32127a), ΔE 3.07.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0337

Complementary

  1. #331c8a
  2. #738a1c

Split complementary

  1. #331c8a
  2. #8a6a1c
  3. #3c8a1c

Analogous

  1. #1c3c8a
  2. #331c8a
  3. #6a1c8a

Triadic

  1. #331c8a
  2. #8a331c
  3. #1c8a33

Tetradic

  1. #331c8a
  2. #8a1c73
  3. #738a1c
  4. #1c8a33

Square

  1. #331c8a
  2. #8a1c3c
  3. #738a1c
  4. #1c8a6a

Monochromatic

  1. #060311
  2. #1c0f4a
  3. #331c8a
  4. #4b29ca
  5. #7b60df

Shades

#331c8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #331c8a
  2. #2e197c
  3. #29166e
  4. #241461
  5. #1f1153
  6. #1a0e45
  7. #140b37
  8. #0f0829
  9. #0a061c
  10. #05030e
  11. #000000

Tints

#331c8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #331c8a
  2. #473396
  3. #5c49a1
  4. #7060ad
  5. #8577b9
  6. #998ec5
  7. #ada4d0
  8. #c2bbdc
  9. #d6d2e8
  10. #ebe8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#331c8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #331c8a
  2. #3b2689
  3. #423088
  4. #4a3a87
  5. #524486
  6. #5a4e85
  7. #615884
  8. #696283
  9. #716c82
  10. #787681
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #333333 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #332c62 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00378d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003088 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003c52 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002e8c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002989 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1a326d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-331c8a {
  color: #331c8a;
}
Background
.bg-331c8a {
  background-color: #331c8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-331c8a {
  border: 2px solid #331c8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #331c8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 28 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 66% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-331c8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #331c8a, #6a1c8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-331c8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 28 138 / 0.35);
}

#32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 3.07 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.46 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.74 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.12 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 5.13 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.61 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.66 #cce375 Inverted #333333 Grayscale 

Persian Indigo
#331c8a  rgb(51, 28, 138)  hsl(253, 66%, 33%)  Persian Indigo
#738a1c  rgb(115, 138, 28)  hsl(73, 66%, 33%)  Olive Drab
#8a331c  rgb(138, 51, 28)  hsl(13, 66%, 33%)  Kobe
#1c8a33  rgb(28, 138, 51)  hsl(133, 66%, 33%)  Forest Green