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#331EE2

#331ee2 ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#331ee2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 11.76% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.43% cyan, 86.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 246.43°, with 77.17% saturation and 50.2% 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 8.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.09.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0712

Complementary

  1. #331ee2
  2. #cde21e

Split complementary

  1. #331ee2
  2. #e2951e
  3. #6be21e

Analogous

  1. #1e6be2
  2. #331ee2
  3. #951ee2

Triadic

  1. #331ee2
  2. #e2331e
  3. #1ee233

Tetradic

  1. #331ee2
  2. #e21ecd
  3. #cde21e
  4. #1ee233

Square

  1. #331ee2
  2. #e21e6b
  3. #cde21e
  4. #1ee295

Monochromatic

  1. #140c5b
  2. #23149f
  3. #331ee2
  4. #7062eb
  5. #aea6f3

Shades

#331ee2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #331ee2
  2. #2e1bcb
  3. #2918b5
  4. #24159e
  5. #1f1288
  6. #1a0f71
  7. #140c5a
  8. #0f0944
  9. #0a062d
  10. #050317
  11. #000000

Tints

#331ee2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #331ee2
  2. #4735e5
  3. #5c4be8
  4. #7062eb
  5. #8578ee
  6. #998ff1
  7. #ada5f3
  8. #c2bcf6
  9. #d6d2f9
  10. #ebe9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#331ee2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #331ee2
  2. #3b28d8
  3. #4232ce
  4. #4a3bc5
  5. #5245bb
  6. #5a4fb1
  7. #6159a7
  8. #69639d
  9. #716c94
  10. #78768a
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #433e9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006286 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004fb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-331ee2 {
  color: #331ee2;
}
Background
.bg-331ee2 {
  background-color: #331ee2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-331ee2 {
  border: 2px solid #331ee2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #331ee2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 30 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 246 77% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-331ee2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #331ee2, #951ee2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-331ee2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 30 226 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.09 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.56 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.35 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.42 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.21 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.38 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.62 #cce11d Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Blue
#331ee2  rgb(51, 30, 226)  hsl(246, 77%, 50%)  Blue
#cde21e  rgb(205, 226, 30)  hsl(66, 77%, 50%)  Pear
#e2331e  rgb(226, 51, 30)  hsl(6, 77%, 50%)  Lust
#1ee233  rgb(30, 226, 51)  hsl(126, 77%, 50%)  Malachite