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#331CAA

#331caa ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#331caa is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 10.98% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70% cyan, 83.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 249.72°, with 71.72% saturation and 38.82% 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 11.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 3.24.

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Relative luminance0.0444

Complementary

  1. #331caa
  2. #93aa1c

Split complementary

  1. #331caa
  2. #aa7a1c
  3. #4caa1c

Analogous

  1. #1c4caa
  2. #331caa
  3. #7a1caa

Triadic

  1. #331caa
  2. #aa331c
  3. #1caa33

Tetradic

  1. #331caa
  2. #aa1c93
  3. #93aa1c
  4. #1caa33

Square

  1. #331caa
  2. #aa1c4c
  3. #93aa1c
  4. #1caa7a

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0627
  2. #1f1168
  3. #331caa
  4. #5035de
  5. #8976e9

Shades

#331caa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #331caa
  2. #2e1999
  3. #291688
  4. #241477
  5. #1f1166
  6. #1a0e55
  7. #140b44
  8. #0f0833
  9. #0a0622
  10. #050311
  11. #000000

Tints

#331caa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #331caa
  2. #4733b3
  3. #5c49bb
  4. #7060c4
  5. #8577cc
  6. #998ed5
  7. #ada4dd
  8. #c2bbe6
  9. #d6d2ee
  10. #ebe8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#331caa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #331caa
  2. #3b26a6
  3. #4230a2
  4. #4a3a9d
  5. #524499
  6. #5a4e95
  7. #615891
  8. #69628d
  9. #716c88
  10. #787684
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #383178 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0041ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0035a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004965 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0036ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002da9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003c86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-331caa {
  color: #331caa;
}
Background
.bg-331caa {
  background-color: #331caa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-331caa {
  border: 2px solid #331caa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #331caa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 28 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 72% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-331caa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #331caa, #7a1caa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-331caa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 28 170 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.24 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.73 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.28 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.46 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.93 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.15 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.21 #cce355 Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Zaffre
#331caa  rgb(51, 28, 170)  hsl(250, 72%, 39%)  Zaffre
#93aa1c  rgb(147, 170, 28)  hsl(70, 72%, 39%)  Apple Green
#aa331c  rgb(170, 51, 28)  hsl(10, 72%, 39%)  Rufous
#1caa33  rgb(28, 170, 51)  hsl(130, 72%, 39%)  Kelly Green