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#331CED

#331ced ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#331ced is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 10.98% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.48% cyan, 88.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 246.6°, with 85.31% saturation and 51.96% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 2.33.

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Relative luminance0.0765

Complementary

  1. #331ced
  2. #d6ed1c

Split complementary

  1. #331ced
  2. #ed9b1c
  3. #6eed1c

Analogous

  1. #1c6eed
  2. #331ced
  3. #9b1ced

Triadic

  1. #331ced
  2. #ed331c
  3. #1ced33

Tetradic

  1. #331ced
  2. #ed1cd6
  3. #d6ed1c
  4. #1ced33

Square

  1. #331ced
  2. #ed1c6e
  3. #d6ed1c
  4. #1ced9b

Monochromatic

  1. #130868
  2. #200eaf
  3. #331ced
  4. #7363f3
  5. #b2aaf8

Shades

#331ced mixed progressively with black.

  1. #331ced
  2. #2e19d5
  3. #2916be
  4. #2414a6
  5. #1f118e
  6. #1a0e77
  7. #140b5f
  8. #0f0847
  9. #0a062f
  10. #050318
  11. #000000

Tints

#331ced mixed progressively with white.

  1. #331ced
  2. #4733ef
  3. #5c49f1
  4. #7060f2
  5. #8577f4
  6. #998ef6
  7. #ada4f8
  8. #c2bbfa
  9. #d6d2fb
  10. #ebe8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#331ced mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #331ced
  2. #3b26e2
  3. #4230d7
  4. #4a3acc
  5. #5244c1
  6. #5a4eb7
  7. #6158ac
  8. #6962a1
  9. #716c96
  10. #78768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4540a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00668d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0047f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0052bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-331ced {
  color: #331ced;
}
Background
.bg-331ced {
  background-color: #331ced;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-331ced {
  border: 2px solid #331ced;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #331ced;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 28 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 247 85% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-331ced {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #331ced, #9b1ced);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-331ced {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 28 237 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.33 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.43 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.30 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.31 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.40 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.18 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.16 #cce312 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Blue
#331ced  rgb(51, 28, 237)  hsl(247, 85%, 52%)  Blue
#d6ed1c  rgb(214, 237, 28)  hsl(67, 85%, 52%)  Pear
#ed331c  rgb(237, 51, 28)  hsl(7, 85%, 52%)  Red
#1ced33  rgb(28, 237, 51)  hsl(127, 85%, 52%)  Lime