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Recognised as Colour

#331EE2

  • #331EE2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#331EE2 is a blue with RGB values 51, 30, 226 and HSL 246°, 77%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#331EE2#331EE2
HEX#331EE2
RGBrgb(51, 30, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.2, 0.1176, 0.8863
RGB percentages20%, 11.8%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(246.4, 77.2%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.4, 86.7%, 88.6%)
CMYK77.4%, 86.7%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,350,242
CSS custom property--colour: #331EE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.66:1
Contrast with white8.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#CCE11D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0042DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Tritanopia#006286no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 100.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 7.2Blue violet · ΔE 20.1Blue · ΔE 20.7Dark violet · ΔE 24.8Dark blue · ΔE 32.9Dark orchid · ΔE 33.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 7.18, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDE21E
Analogous#1E6BE2, #951EE2
Triadic#E2331E, #1EE233
Split complementary#E2951E, #6BE21E
Tetradic#E21E6B, #CDE21E, #1EE295

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7D3F9
Lighter +30%#AEA6F3
Lighter +20%#8578EE
Lighter +10%#5C4BE8
Darker −10%#2817B6
Darker −20%#1E1288
Darker −30%#140C5B
Darker −40%#0A062E
More saturated +25%#1C01FF
Less saturated −25%#4C3EC2

Channel breakdown

R51
G30
B226
Red51 (20%)
Green30 (11.8%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue246.43°
Saturation (HSL)77.17%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 33 · G 1E · B E2

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