Close to Zaffre
#331CBA
#331CBA is a mid-tone, rich blue, close to the color Zaffre. In RGB it’s made of 20% red, 11% green, and 72.9% blue. Its hue is 249°, with 74% saturation and 42% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #331CBA.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #331CBA as they’d see it.
#331CBA in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #331CBA
What color is #331CBA?
#331CBA is a mid-tone, rich blue, close to the color Zaffre. In RGB it’s made of 20% red, 11% green, and 72.9% blue. Its hue is 249°, with 74% saturation and 42% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #331CBA in RGB?
#331CBA is rgb(51, 28, 186): 51 red, 28 green, and 186 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #331CBA in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(73, 85, 0, 27). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #331CBA?
PANTONE Violet C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #331CBA?
Its complement #3A4400 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.