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#331DEE

#331dee ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#331dee is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 11.37% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.57% cyan, 87.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 246.32°, with 86.01% saturation and 52.35% 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 8.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 2.37.

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Relative luminance0.0776

Complementary

  1. #331dee
  2. #d8ee1d

Split complementary

  1. #331dee
  2. #ee9c1d
  3. #6fee1d

Analogous

  1. #1d6fee
  2. #331dee
  3. #9c1dee

Triadic

  1. #331dee
  2. #ee331d
  3. #1dee33

Tetradic

  1. #331dee
  2. #ee1dd8
  3. #d8ee1d
  4. #1dee33

Square

  1. #331dee
  2. #ee1d6f
  3. #d8ee1d
  4. #1dee9c

Monochromatic

  1. #12086a
  2. #1f0db1
  3. #331dee
  4. #7364f3
  5. #b3abf9

Shades

#331dee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #331dee
  2. #2e1ad6
  3. #2917be
  4. #2414a7
  5. #1f118f
  6. #1a0f77
  7. #140c5f
  8. #0f0947
  9. #0a0630
  10. #050318
  11. #000000

Tints

#331dee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #331dee
  2. #4734f0
  3. #5c4af1
  4. #7061f3
  5. #8577f5
  6. #998ef7
  7. #ada5f8
  8. #c2bbfa
  9. #d6d2fc
  10. #ebe8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#331dee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #331dee
  2. #3b27e3
  3. #4231d8
  4. #4a3bcd
  5. #5245c2
  6. #5a4fb7
  7. #6158ac
  8. #6962a1
  9. #716c96
  10. #78768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4540a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00678e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0047f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0053bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-331dee {
  color: #331dee;
}
Background
.bg-331dee {
  background-color: #331dee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-331dee {
  border: 2px solid #331dee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #331dee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 29 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 246 86% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-331dee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #331dee, #9c1dee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-331dee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 29 238 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.37 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.39 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.18 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.22 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.59 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.19 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.13 #cce211 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Blue
#331dee  rgb(51, 29, 238)  hsl(246, 86%, 52%)  Blue
#d8ee1d  rgb(216, 238, 29)  hsl(66, 86%, 52%)  Pear
#ee331d  rgb(238, 51, 29)  hsl(6, 86%, 52%)  Red
#1dee33  rgb(29, 238, 51)  hsl(126, 86%, 52%)  Lime