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#0303C8

#0303c8 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0303c8 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.18% red, 1.18% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.5% cyan, 98.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 97.04% saturation and 39.8% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 0.57.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0425

Complementary

  1. #0303c8
  2. #c8c803

Split complementary

  1. #0303c8
  2. #c86503
  3. #65c803

Analogous

  1. #0365c8
  2. #0303c8
  3. #6503c8

Triadic

  1. #0303c8
  2. #c80303
  3. #03c803

Tetradic

  1. #0303c8
  2. #c803c8
  3. #c8c803
  4. #03c803

Square

  1. #0303c8
  2. #c80365
  3. #c8c803
  4. #03c865

Monochromatic

  1. #010131
  2. #02027d
  3. #0303c8
  4. #1c1cfc
  5. #6767fd

Shades

#0303c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0303c8
  2. #0303b4
  3. #0202a0
  4. #02028c
  5. #020278
  6. #020264
  7. #010150
  8. #01013c
  9. #010128
  10. #000014
  11. #000000

Tints

#0303c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0303c8
  2. #1c1cce
  3. #3535d3
  4. #4f4fd9
  5. #6868de
  6. #8181e4
  7. #9a9ae9
  8. #b3b3ef
  9. #cdcdf4
  10. #e6e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0303c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0303c8
  2. #1010c1
  3. #1c1cba
  4. #2929b2
  5. #3535ab
  6. #4242a4
  7. #4e4e9d
  8. #5b5b96
  9. #67678e
  10. #747487
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3a3a3a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2d2d8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0044cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002fc5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005374 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0035cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0024c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00409d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0303c8 {
  color: #0303c8;
}
Background
.bg-0303c8 {
  background-color: #0303c8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0303c8 {
  border: 2px solid #0303c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0303c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 3 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 97% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0303c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0303c8, #6503c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0303c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 3 200 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 0.57 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.10 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.90 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.74 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.22 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.24 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.37 #fcfc37 Inverted #3a3a3a Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#0303c8  rgb(3, 3, 200)  hsl(240, 97%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#c8c803  rgb(200, 200, 3)  hsl(60, 97%, 40%)  Citrine
#c80303  rgb(200, 3, 3)  hsl(0, 97%, 40%)  Rosso Corsa
#03c803  rgb(3, 200, 3)  hsl(120, 97%, 40%)  Lime Green