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#331ECB

#331ecb ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#331ecb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 11.76% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.88% cyan, 85.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 247.28°, with 74.25% saturation and 45.69% 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 9.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.71.

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Relative luminance0.0594

Complementary

  1. #331ecb
  2. #b6cb1e

Split complementary

  1. #331ecb
  2. #cb8a1e
  3. #60cb1e

Analogous

  1. #1e60cb
  2. #331ecb
  3. #8a1ecb

Triadic

  1. #331ecb
  2. #cb331e
  3. #1ecb33

Tetradic

  1. #331ecb
  2. #cb1eb6
  3. #b6cb1e
  4. #1ecb33

Square

  1. #331ecb
  2. #cb1e60
  3. #b6cb1e
  4. #1ecb8a

Monochromatic

  1. #120a46
  2. #221488
  3. #331ecb
  4. #6250e5
  5. #9e93ef

Shades

#331ecb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #331ecb
  2. #2e1bb7
  3. #2918a2
  4. #24158e
  5. #1f127a
  6. #1a0f66
  7. #140c51
  8. #0f093d
  9. #0a0629
  10. #050314
  11. #000000

Tints

#331ecb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #331ecb
  2. #4735d0
  3. #5c4bd5
  4. #7062db
  5. #8578e0
  6. #998fe5
  7. #ada5ea
  8. #c2bcef
  9. #d6d2f5
  10. #ebe9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#331ecb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #331ecb
  2. #3b28c4
  3. #4232bc
  4. #4a3bb5
  5. #5245ad
  6. #5a4fa6
  7. #61599e
  8. #696397
  9. #716c8f
  10. #787688
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e398f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004dd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003dc8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005879 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0047a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-331ecb {
  color: #331ecb;
}
Background
.bg-331ecb {
  background-color: #331ecb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-331ecb {
  border: 2px solid #331ecb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #331ecb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 30 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 247 74% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-331ecb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #331ecb, #8a1ecb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-331ecb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 30 203 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.71 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.42 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.19 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.19 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.53 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.92 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.81 #cce134 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#331ecb  rgb(51, 30, 203)  hsl(247, 74%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#b6cb1e  rgb(182, 203, 30)  hsl(67, 74%, 46%)  June Bud
#cb331e  rgb(203, 51, 30)  hsl(7, 74%, 46%)  Rosso Corsa
#1ecb33  rgb(30, 203, 51)  hsl(127, 74%, 46%)  Lime Green