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#3003BF

#3003bf ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3003bf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.87% cyan, 98.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 254.36°, with 96.91% saturation and 38.04% 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 11.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.12.

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Relative luminance0.0446

Complementary

  1. #3003bf
  2. #92bf03

Split complementary

  1. #3003bf
  2. #bf8e03
  3. #34bf03

Analogous

  1. #0334bf
  2. #3003bf
  3. #8e03bf

Triadic

  1. #3003bf
  2. #bf3003
  3. #03bf30

Tetradic

  1. #3003bf
  2. #bf0392
  3. #92bf03
  4. #03bf30

Square

  1. #3003bf
  2. #bf0334
  3. #92bf03
  4. #03bf8e

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0128
  2. #1d0274
  3. #3003bf
  4. #4b13fb
  5. #845ffc

Shades

#3003bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3003bf
  2. #2b03ac
  3. #260299
  4. #220286
  5. #1d0273
  6. #180260
  7. #13014c
  8. #0e0139
  9. #0a0126
  10. #050013
  11. #000000

Tints

#3003bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3003bf
  2. #451cc5
  3. #5935cc
  4. #6e4fd2
  5. #8368d9
  6. #9881df
  7. #ac9ae5
  8. #c1b3ec
  9. #d6cdf2
  10. #eae6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3003bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3003bf
  2. #3810b9
  3. #401cb2
  4. #4829ac
  5. #5035a6
  6. #5842a0
  7. #604e99
  8. #685b93
  9. #70678d
  10. #787486
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #372e85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0043c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0033bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004e6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0034c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0027bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003c96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3003bf {
  color: #3003bf;
}
Background
.bg-3003bf {
  background-color: #3003bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3003bf {
  border: 2px solid #3003bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3003bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 48 3 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 97% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3003bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3003bf, #8e03bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3003bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(48 3 191 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.12 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.28 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.40 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.85 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.04 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.11 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.41 #cffc40 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#3003bf  rgb(48, 3, 191)  hsl(254, 97%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#92bf03  rgb(146, 191, 3)  hsl(74, 97%, 38%)  Apple Green
#bf3003  rgb(191, 48, 3)  hsl(14, 97%, 38%)  Rust
#03bf30  rgb(3, 191, 48)  hsl(134, 97%, 38%)  Lime Green