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#331CBB

#331cbb ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#331cbb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 10.98% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.73% cyan, 85.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 248.68°, with 73.95% saturation and 42.16% 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 10.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.47.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0512

Complementary

  1. #331cbb
  2. #a4bb1c

Split complementary

  1. #331cbb
  2. #bb831c
  3. #55bb1c

Analogous

  1. #1c55bb
  2. #331cbb
  3. #831cbb

Triadic

  1. #331cbb
  2. #bb331c
  3. #1cbb33

Tetradic

  1. #331cbb
  2. #bb1ca4
  3. #a4bb1c
  4. #1cbb33

Square

  1. #331cbb
  2. #bb1c55
  3. #a4bb1c
  4. #1cbb83

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0836
  2. #211278
  3. #331cbb
  4. #5841e3
  5. #9384ed

Shades

#331cbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #331cbb
  2. #2e19a8
  3. #291696
  4. #241483
  5. #1f1170
  6. #1a0e5e
  7. #140b4b
  8. #0f0838
  9. #0a0625
  10. #050313
  11. #000000

Tints

#331cbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #331cbb
  2. #4733c2
  3. #5c49c9
  4. #7060cf
  5. #8577d6
  6. #998edd
  7. #ada4e4
  8. #c2bbeb
  9. #d6d2f1
  10. #ebe8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#331cbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #331cbb
  2. #3b26b5
  3. #4230af
  4. #4a3aa9
  5. #5244a3
  6. #5a4e9e
  7. #615898
  8. #696292
  9. #716c8c
  10. #787686
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b3584 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0047bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0039b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00516f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003abe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004194 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-331cbb {
  color: #331cbb;
}
Background
.bg-331cbb {
  background-color: #331cbb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-331cbb {
  border: 2px solid #331cbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #331cbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 28 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 74% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-331cbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #331cbb, #831cbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-331cbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 28 187 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.47 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.40 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.79 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.85 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.23 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.35 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.18 #cce344 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#331cbb  rgb(51, 28, 187)  hsl(249, 74%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#a4bb1c  rgb(164, 187, 28)  hsl(69, 74%, 42%)  Apple Green
#bb331c  rgb(187, 51, 28)  hsl(9, 74%, 42%)  Venetian Red
#1cbb33  rgb(28, 187, 51)  hsl(129, 74%, 42%)  Kelly Green