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#331DBD

#331dbd ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#331dbd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 11.37% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.02% cyan, 84.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 248.25°, with 73.39% saturation and 42.75% 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 10.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.5.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0526

Complementary

  1. #331dbd
  2. #a7bd1d

Split complementary

  1. #331dbd
  2. #bd831d
  3. #57bd1d

Analogous

  1. #1d57bd
  2. #331dbd
  3. #831dbd

Triadic

  1. #331dbd
  2. #bd331d
  3. #1dbd33

Tetradic

  1. #331dbd
  2. #bd1da7
  3. #a7bd1d
  4. #1dbd33

Square

  1. #331dbd
  2. #bd1d57
  3. #a7bd1d
  4. #1dbd83

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0938
  2. #21137b
  3. #331dbd
  4. #5a44e2
  5. #9587ed

Shades

#331dbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #331dbd
  2. #2e1aaa
  3. #291797
  4. #241484
  5. #1f1171
  6. #1a0f5f
  7. #140c4c
  8. #0f0939
  9. #0a0626
  10. #050313
  11. #000000

Tints

#331dbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #331dbd
  2. #4734c4
  3. #5c4aca
  4. #7061d1
  5. #8577d7
  6. #998ede
  7. #ada5e5
  8. #c2bbeb
  9. #d6d2f2
  10. #ebe8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#331dbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #331dbd
  2. #3b27b7
  3. #4231b1
  4. #4a3bab
  5. #5245a5
  6. #5a4f9f
  7. #615898
  8. #696292
  9. #716c8c
  10. #787686
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c3685 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003aba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005270 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003bc0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004295 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-331dbd {
  color: #331dbd;
}
Background
.bg-331dbd {
  background-color: #331dbd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-331dbd {
  border: 2px solid #331dbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #331dbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 29 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 73% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-331dbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #331dbd, #831dbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-331dbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 29 189 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.50 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.65 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.67 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.96 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.09 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.19 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.91 #cce242 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#331dbd  rgb(51, 29, 189)  hsl(248, 73%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#a7bd1d  rgb(167, 189, 29)  hsl(68, 73%, 43%)  Apple Green
#bd331d  rgb(189, 51, 29)  hsl(8, 73%, 43%)  Venetian Red
#1dbd33  rgb(29, 189, 51)  hsl(128, 73%, 43%)  Kelly Green