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#331EA3

#331ea3 ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#331ea3 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 11.76% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.71% cyan, 81.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 249.47°, with 68.91% saturation and 37.84% 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 11.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 3.31.

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Relative luminance0.0428

Complementary

  1. #331ea3
  2. #8ea31e

Split complementary

  1. #331ea3
  2. #a3751e
  3. #4ca31e

Analogous

  1. #1e4ca3
  2. #331ea3
  3. #751ea3

Triadic

  1. #331ea3
  2. #a3331e
  3. #1ea333

Tetradic

  1. #331ea3
  2. #a31e8e
  3. #8ea31e
  4. #1ea333

Square

  1. #331ea3
  2. #a31e4c
  3. #8ea31e
  4. #1ea375

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0622
  2. #1f1262
  3. #331ea3
  4. #4e34da
  5. #8674e6

Shades

#331ea3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #331ea3
  2. #2e1b93
  3. #291882
  4. #241572
  5. #1f1262
  6. #1a0f52
  7. #140c41
  8. #0f0931
  9. #0a0621
  10. #050310
  11. #000000

Tints

#331ea3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #331ea3
  2. #4735ac
  3. #5c4bb5
  4. #7062bf
  5. #8578c8
  6. #998fd1
  7. #ada5da
  8. #c2bce3
  9. #d6d2ed
  10. #ebe9f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#331ea3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #331ea3
  2. #3b28a0
  3. #42329c
  4. #4a3b99
  5. #524595
  6. #5a4f92
  7. #61598e
  8. #69638b
  9. #716c87
  10. #787684
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3a3a3a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #383173 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003fa7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0035a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004761 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0035a5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002da2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003b81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-331ea3 {
  color: #331ea3;
}
Background
.bg-331ea3 {
  background-color: #331ea3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-331ea3 {
  border: 2px solid #331ea3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #331ea3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 30 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 69% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-331ea3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #331ea3, #751ea3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-331ea3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 30 163 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.31 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.67 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.62 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.92 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.43 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.66 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.80 #cce15c Inverted #3a3a3a Grayscale 

Zaffre
#331ea3  rgb(51, 30, 163)  hsl(249, 69%, 38%)  Zaffre
#8ea31e  rgb(142, 163, 30)  hsl(69, 69%, 38%)  Apple Green
#a3331e  rgb(163, 51, 30)  hsl(9, 69%, 38%)  Rufous
#1ea333  rgb(30, 163, 51)  hsl(129, 69%, 38%)  Islamic Green