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#3003BB

#3003bb ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3003bb is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.82% red, 1.18% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.33% cyan, 98.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 254.67°, with 96.84% saturation and 37.25% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.43.

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Relative luminance0.0428

Complementary

  1. #3003bb
  2. #8ebb03

Split complementary

  1. #3003bb
  2. #bb8c03
  3. #32bb03

Analogous

  1. #0332bb
  2. #3003bb
  3. #8c03bb

Triadic

  1. #3003bb
  2. #bb3003
  3. #03bb30

Tetradic

  1. #3003bb
  2. #bb038e
  3. #8ebb03
  4. #03bb30

Square

  1. #3003bb
  2. #bb0332
  3. #8ebb03
  4. #03bb8c

Monochromatic

  1. #090124
  2. #1d0270
  3. #3003bb
  4. #490ffb
  5. #825bfc

Shades

#3003bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3003bb
  2. #2b03a8
  3. #260296
  4. #220283
  5. #1d0270
  6. #18025e
  7. #13014b
  8. #0e0138
  9. #0a0125
  10. #050013
  11. #000000

Tints

#3003bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3003bb
  2. #451cc2
  3. #5935c9
  4. #6e4fcf
  5. #8368d6
  6. #9881dd
  7. #ac9ae4
  8. #c1b3eb
  9. #d6cdf1
  10. #eae6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3003bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3003bb
  2. #3810b5
  3. #401caf
  4. #4829a9
  5. #5035a3
  6. #58429e
  7. #604e98
  8. #685b92
  9. #70678c
  10. #787486
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3a3a3a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #362d82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0041bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0032b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004c6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0032be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0027b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003b93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3003bb {
  color: #3003bb;
}
Background
.bg-3003bb {
  background-color: #3003bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3003bb {
  border: 2px solid #3003bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3003bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 48 3 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 97% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3003bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3003bb, #8c03bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3003bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(48 3 187 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.43 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.94 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.56 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.58 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.65 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.91 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.65 #cffc44 Inverted #3a3a3a Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#3003bb  rgb(48, 3, 187)  hsl(255, 97%, 37%)  Medium Blue
#8ebb03  rgb(142, 187, 3)  hsl(75, 97%, 37%)  Apple Green
#bb3003  rgb(187, 48, 3)  hsl(15, 97%, 37%)  Rust
#03bb30  rgb(3, 187, 48)  hsl(135, 97%, 37%)  Kelly Green