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#331EA5

#331ea5 ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#331ea5 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 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.09% cyan, 81.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 249.33°, with 69.23% saturation and 38.24% 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 11.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 3.3.

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Relative luminance0.0435

Complementary

  1. #331ea5
  2. #90a51e

Split complementary

  1. #331ea5
  2. #a5771e
  3. #4da51e

Analogous

  1. #1e4da5
  2. #331ea5
  3. #771ea5

Triadic

  1. #331ea5
  2. #a5331e
  3. #1ea533

Tetradic

  1. #331ea5
  2. #a51e90
  3. #90a51e
  4. #1ea533

Square

  1. #331ea5
  2. #a51e4d
  3. #90a51e
  4. #1ea577

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0624
  2. #1f1264
  3. #331ea5
  4. #4f35da
  5. #8776e6

Shades

#331ea5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #331ea5
  2. #2e1b95
  3. #291884
  4. #241574
  5. #1f1263
  6. #1a0f53
  7. #140c42
  8. #0f0932
  9. #0a0621
  10. #050311
  11. #000000

Tints

#331ea5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #331ea5
  2. #4735ae
  3. #5c4bb7
  4. #7062c0
  5. #8578c9
  6. #998fd2
  7. #ada5db
  8. #c2bce4
  9. #d6d2ed
  10. #ebe9f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#331ea5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #331ea5
  2. #3b28a1
  3. #42329e
  4. #4a3b9a
  5. #524596
  6. #5a4f93
  7. #61598f
  8. #69638b
  9. #716c87
  10. #787684
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #383175 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0040a9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0035a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004863 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0035a7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002da4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003b82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-331ea5 {
  color: #331ea5;
}
Background
.bg-331ea5 {
  background-color: #331ea5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-331ea5 {
  border: 2px solid #331ea5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #331ea5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 30 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 69% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-331ea5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #331ea5, #771ea5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-331ea5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 30 165 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.30 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.80 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.40 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.10 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.63 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.69 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.95 #cce15a Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Zaffre
#331ea5  rgb(51, 30, 165)  hsl(249, 69%, 38%)  Zaffre
#90a51e  rgb(144, 165, 30)  hsl(69, 69%, 38%)  Apple Green
#a5331e  rgb(165, 51, 30)  hsl(9, 69%, 38%)  Rufous
#1ea533  rgb(30, 165, 51)  hsl(129, 69%, 38%)  Islamic Green