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#331B83 — Blue

#331B83 is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color MidnightBlue (#191970). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: midnightblue (#191970) — not an exact match. CSS midnightblue gives you #191970, a different color; use #331B83 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#331B83 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #6B831B; it also sits naturally between #1B3783 and #671B83. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#331B83 · RGB 51, 27, 131

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Color values

HEX#331B83
RGB51, 27, 131
HSL254°, 66%, 31%
HSV254°, 79%, 51%
CMYK61%, 79%, 0%, 49%
XYZ5.85, 3.13, 21.77
Yxy3.13, 0.1904, 0.1017
CIE-Lab20.54, 39.94, -53.94
Hunter Lab17.68, 29.56, -63.94

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 20% · Green 11% · Blue 51%

Cyan 61% · Magenta 79% · Yellow 0% · Key 49%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #331B83 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #331B83 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #331B83

.text { color: #331B83; }
.background { background-color: #331B83; }
.border { border: 3px solid #331B83; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(51, 27, 131); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(254, 66%, 31%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #331B83; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(51, 27, 131, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #331B83; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(51, 27, 131, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#331B83">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#331B83">Div content here</div>

Shades of #331B83

#2E1877#2B176E#261461#211155#1E104C#190D3F#140A33#0F0826#0C061E#070311

Tints of #331B83

#3F21A1#4926BA#5630D5#6B49DA#8367E0#9880E5#B09EEB#C4B7F0#DDD5F6#F1EEFC

Tones of #331B83

#37227C#3B2A74#3F316D#433965#47405E#4B4856

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6B831B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text12.92:1 AAA
Against black text1.63:1 Fails

Best text color on #331B83: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #331B83

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #331B83: ·

How #331B83 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #29286ADeuteranopia · #2A2C64Tritanopia · #325652

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind slate 600 · #475569Tailwind gray 600 · #4B5563Material Indigo 500 · #3F51B5

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #331B83 rather than the exact color:

Tender Ruby Solace
#311984 · #7B22A5 · #A31B91 · #921548
Wild Canyon
#311F80 · #25142F · #7D257A · #5F163E
Palette F4f4ec
#F4F4EC · #76E2F4 · #615DEC · #301781
Vivid Ruby Mirage
#2E1F81 · #A73C28 · #2EBD44 · #D7CFED
Gentle Ruby Petal
#391F84 · #6C2862 · #7A2926 · #35320D
Vivid Ruby Dusk
#2D1488 · #E3613D · #1FD647 · #C7B4EC

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#311984#311F80#301781#2E1F81#391F84#2D1488#291E84#371D79#3C1F8B#272083#382689#271580

Browse neighbouring colors

← #331B82  ·  #331B84 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #331B83?

#331B83 is Blue, a blue color (RGB 51, 27, 131). Its closest standard named color is MidnightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #331B83?

#331B83 is RGB 51, 27, 131 — HSL 254°, 66%, 31% — CMYK 61%, 79%, 0%, 49%.

What colors go with #331B83?

Its complement is #6B831B; analogous partners are #1B3783 and #671B83. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #331B83 for text?

White text on #331B83 has a contrast ratio of 12.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.63:1.