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#3003CB

#3003cb ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3003cb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.82% red, 1.18% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.35% cyan, 98.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 253.5°, with 97.09% saturation and 40.39% 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 10.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 1.87.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0501

Complementary

  1. #3003cb
  2. #9ecb03

Split complementary

  1. #3003cb
  2. #cb9403
  3. #3acb03

Analogous

  1. #033acb
  2. #3003cb
  3. #9403cb

Triadic

  1. #3003cb
  2. #cb3003
  3. #03cb30

Tetradic

  1. #3003cb
  2. #cb039e
  3. #9ecb03
  4. #03cb30

Square

  1. #3003cb
  2. #cb033a
  3. #9ecb03
  4. #03cb94

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0134
  2. #1e0280
  3. #3003cb
  4. #501ffc
  5. #8b6afd

Shades

#3003cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3003cb
  2. #2b03b7
  3. #2602a2
  4. #22028e
  5. #1d027a
  6. #180266
  7. #130151
  8. #0e013d
  9. #0a0129
  10. #050014
  11. #000000

Tints

#3003cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3003cb
  2. #451cd0
  3. #5935d5
  4. #6e4fdb
  5. #8368e0
  6. #9881e5
  7. #ac9aea
  8. #c1b3ef
  9. #d6cdf5
  10. #eae6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3003cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3003cb
  2. #3810c4
  3. #401cbc
  4. #4829b5
  5. #5035ad
  6. #5842a6
  7. #604e9e
  8. #685b97
  9. #70678f
  10. #787488
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a318e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0047d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0036c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005376 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0037ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002ac9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00419f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3003cb {
  color: #3003cb;
}
Background
.bg-3003cb {
  background-color: #3003cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3003cb {
  border: 2px solid #3003cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3003cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 48 3 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 97% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3003cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3003cb, #9403cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3003cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(48 3 203 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.87 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.46 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.90 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.92 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.10 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.79 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.85 #cffc34 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#3003cb  rgb(48, 3, 203)  hsl(254, 97%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#9ecb03  rgb(158, 203, 3)  hsl(74, 97%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#cb3003  rgb(203, 48, 3)  hsl(14, 97%, 40%)  Sinopia
#03cb30  rgb(3, 203, 48)  hsl(134, 97%, 40%)  Lime Green