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#331ECD

#331ecd ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#331ecd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.12% cyan, 85.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 247.2°, with 74.47% saturation and 46.08% 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 9.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.79.

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Relative luminance0.0604

Complementary

  1. #331ecd
  2. #b8cd1e

Split complementary

  1. #331ecd
  2. #cd8b1e
  3. #61cd1e

Analogous

  1. #1e61cd
  2. #331ecd
  3. #8b1ecd

Triadic

  1. #331ecd
  2. #cd331e
  3. #1ecd33

Tetradic

  1. #331ecd
  2. #cd1eb8
  3. #b8cd1e
  4. #1ecd33

Square

  1. #331ecd
  2. #cd1e61
  3. #b8cd1e
  4. #1ecd8b

Monochromatic

  1. #120a48
  2. #22148a
  3. #331ecd
  4. #6452e6
  5. #9f95ef

Shades

#331ecd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #331ecd
  2. #2e1bb9
  3. #2918a4
  4. #241590
  5. #1f127b
  6. #1a0f67
  7. #140c52
  8. #0f093e
  9. #0a0629
  10. #050315
  11. #000000

Tints

#331ecd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #331ecd
  2. #4735d2
  3. #5c4bd7
  4. #7062dc
  5. #8578e1
  6. #998fe6
  7. #ada5eb
  8. #c2bcf0
  9. #d6d2f5
  10. #ebe9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#331ecd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #331ecd
  2. #3b28c5
  3. #4232be
  4. #4a3bb6
  5. #5245ae
  6. #5a4fa7
  7. #61599f
  8. #696397
  9. #716c8f
  10. #787688
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f3990 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004dd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003dca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00597a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0048a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-331ecd {
  color: #331ecd;
}
Background
.bg-331ecd {
  background-color: #331ecd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-331ecd {
  border: 2px solid #331ecd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #331ecd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 30 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 247 74% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-331ecd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #331ecd, #8b1ecd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-331ecd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 30 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.79 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.19 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.95 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.41 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.57 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.69 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.94 #cce132 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#331ecd  rgb(51, 30, 205)  hsl(247, 74%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#b8cd1e  rgb(184, 205, 30)  hsl(67, 74%, 46%)  Pear
#cd331e  rgb(205, 51, 30)  hsl(7, 74%, 46%)  Rosso Corsa
#1ecd33  rgb(30, 205, 51)  hsl(127, 74%, 46%)  Lime Green