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#331DB0 — Blue

#331DB0 is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color DarkSlateBlue (#483D8B). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslateblue (#483D8B) — not an exact match. CSS darkslateblue gives you #483D8B, a different color; use #331DB0 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.

#331DB0 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 #99AF1D; it also sits naturally between #1D50AF and #7C1DAF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#331DB0 · RGB 51, 29, 176

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Color values

HEX#331DB0
RGB51, 29, 176
HSL249°, 72%, 40%
HSV249°, 84%, 69%
CMYK71%, 84%, 0%, 31%
XYZ9.64, 4.72, 41.48
Yxy4.72, 0.1727, 0.0845
CIE-Lab25.91, 52.52, -72.72
Hunter Lab21.72, 43.06, -103.02

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 20% · Green 11% · Blue 69%

Cyan 71% · Magenta 84% · Yellow 0% · Key 31%

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

Previews

Sample text in #331DB0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #331DB0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #331DB0

.text { color: #331DB0; }
.background { background-color: #331DB0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #331DB0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(51, 29, 176); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(249, 72%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #331DB0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(51, 29, 176, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #331DB0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(51, 29, 176, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#331DB0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#331DB0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #331DB0

#2E1A9E#2A1891#25157F#211372#1C1060#170D4F#130B42#0E0830#0A0623#050312

Tints of #331DB0

#3A21CA#4328DC#5A42E0#6D58E4#8473E8#9B8DEC#AEA3F0#C5BDF4#D9D3F8#F0EDFC

Tones of #331DB0

#3A27A5#42329A#493C90#504686#57517B#5F5C70

Color harmonies

Complementary — #99AF1D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text10.81:1 AAA
Against black text1.94:1 Fails

Best text color on #331DB0: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #331DB0

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 #331DB0: ·

How #331DB0 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #29298CDeuteranopia · #2B2C84Tritanopia · #32706A

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:

Material Indigo 500 · #3F51B5Material Deep Purple 500 · #673AB7Tailwind indigo 600 · #4F46E5

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #331DB0 rather than the exact color:

Wild Orchard
#178328 · #361FB0 · #D64126 · #CDF0D0
Electric Ruby Summit
#361BB6 · #CB3D1E · #3EE35B · #CAC6F0
Silent Monsoon
#20C0E8 · #194ED1 · #3A18B2 · #AD2FDA
Wild Mosaic
#2E19A9 · #E0462B · #1ECD38 · #D9D3F4
Burning Ember
#2919B2 · #59108C · #D926CC · #661237
Modern Aurora
#31CB53 · #1C9180 · #173F63 · #3325A8

Similar colors

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

#361FB0#361BB6#3A18B2#2E19A9#2919B2#3325A8#3917A7#3E15AC#3C28B0#421DB2#362CB5#301CA0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #331DAF  ·  #331DB1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #331DB0?

#331DB0 is Blue, a blue color (RGB 51, 29, 176). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #331DB0?

#331DB0 is RGB 51, 29, 176 — HSL 249°, 72%, 40% — CMYK 71%, 84%, 0%, 31%.

What colors go with #331DB0?

Its complement is #99AF1D; analogous partners are #1D50AF and #7C1DAF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #331DB0 for text?

White text on #331DB0 has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.94:1.