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#3003BC

#3003bc ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3003bc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.47% cyan, 98.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 254.59°, with 96.86% saturation and 37.45% 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 11.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.35.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0432

Complementary

  1. #3003bc
  2. #8fbc03

Split complementary

  1. #3003bc
  2. #bc8c03
  3. #33bc03

Analogous

  1. #0333bc
  2. #3003bc
  3. #8c03bc

Triadic

  1. #3003bc
  2. #bc3003
  3. #03bc30

Tetradic

  1. #3003bc
  2. #bc038f
  3. #8fbc03
  4. #03bc30

Square

  1. #3003bc
  2. #bc0333
  3. #8fbc03
  4. #03bc8c

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0125
  2. #1d0271
  3. #3003bc
  4. #4910fb
  5. #835cfc

Shades

#3003bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3003bc
  2. #2b03a9
  3. #260296
  4. #220284
  5. #1d0271
  6. #18025e
  7. #13014b
  8. #0e0138
  9. #0a0126
  10. #050013
  11. #000000

Tints

#3003bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3003bc
  2. #451cc3
  3. #5935c9
  4. #6e4fd0
  5. #8368d7
  6. #9881de
  7. #ac9ae4
  8. #c1b3eb
  9. #d6cdf2
  10. #eae6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3003bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3003bc
  2. #3810b6
  3. #401cb0
  4. #4829aa
  5. #5035a4
  6. #58429e
  7. #604e98
  8. #685b92
  9. #70678c
  10. #787486
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #372d83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0042c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0033b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004c6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0033bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0027ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003b93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3003bc {
  color: #3003bc;
}
Background
.bg-3003bc {
  background-color: #3003bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3003bc {
  border: 2px solid #3003bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3003bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 48 3 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 97% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3003bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3003bc, #8c03bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3003bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(48 3 188 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.35 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.02 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.64 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.68 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.76 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.79 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.75 #cffc43 Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#3003bc  rgb(48, 3, 188)  hsl(255, 97%, 37%)  Medium Blue
#8fbc03  rgb(143, 188, 3)  hsl(75, 97%, 37%)  Apple Green
#bc3003  rgb(188, 48, 3)  hsl(15, 97%, 37%)  Rust
#03bc30  rgb(3, 188, 48)  hsl(135, 97%, 37%)  Kelly Green