Palettes / Colors / #331DF5

#331DF5 — Vivid Blue

#331DF5 is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Blue (#0000FF). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blue (#0000FF) — not an exact match. CSS blue gives you #0000FF, a different color; use #331DF5 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.

#331DF5 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 #E0F61E; it also sits naturally between #1E74F6 and #9F1EF6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 20% · Green 11% · Blue 96%

Cyan 79% · Magenta 88% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #331DF5

.text { color: #331DF5; }
.background { background-color: #331DF5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #331DF5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(51, 29, 245); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(246, 92%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #331DF5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(51, 29, 245, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #331DF5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(51, 29, 245, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#331DF5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#331DF5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E0F61E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #331DF5: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #331DF5

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:

How #331DF5 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #331DF5 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #331DF4  ·  #331DF6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #331DF5?

#331DF5 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 51, 29, 245). Its closest standard named color is Blue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #331DF5?

#331DF5 is RGB 51, 29, 245 — HSL 246°, 92%, 54% — CMYK 79%, 88%, 0%, 4%.

What colors go with #331DF5?

Its complement is #E0F61E; analogous partners are #1E74F6 and #9F1EF6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #331DF5 for text?

White text on #331DF5 has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.64:1.