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#3003CC

#3003cc ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3003cc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.47% cyan, 98.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 253.43°, with 97.1% saturation and 40.59% 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 10.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 1.91.

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Relative luminance0.0505

Complementary

  1. #3003cc
  2. #9fcc03

Split complementary

  1. #3003cc
  2. #cc9403
  3. #3bcc03

Analogous

  1. #033bcc
  2. #3003cc
  3. #9403cc

Triadic

  1. #3003cc
  2. #cc3003
  3. #03cc30

Tetradic

  1. #3003cc
  2. #cc039f
  3. #9fcc03
  4. #03cc30

Square

  1. #3003cc
  2. #cc033b
  3. #9fcc03
  4. #03cc94

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0135
  2. #1e0281
  3. #3003cc
  4. #5120fc
  5. #8c6bfd

Shades

#3003cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3003cc
  2. #2b03b8
  3. #2602a3
  4. #22028f
  5. #1d027a
  6. #180266
  7. #130152
  8. #0e013d
  9. #0a0129
  10. #050014
  11. #000000

Tints

#3003cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3003cc
  2. #451cd1
  3. #5935d6
  4. #6e4fdb
  5. #8368e0
  6. #9881e6
  7. #ac9aeb
  8. #c1b3f0
  9. #d6cdf5
  10. #eae6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3003cc mixed progressively with gray.

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

Readable text 10.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a318e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0036c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005477 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0037cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002aca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0041a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3003cc {
  color: #3003cc;
}
Background
.bg-3003cc {
  background-color: #3003cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3003cc {
  border: 2px solid #3003cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3003cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 48 3 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 97% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3003cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3003cc, #9403cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3003cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(48 3 204 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.91 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.56 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.77 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.79 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.99 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.83 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.87 #cffc33 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#3003cc  rgb(48, 3, 204)  hsl(253, 97%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#9fcc03  rgb(159, 204, 3)  hsl(73, 97%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#cc3003  rgb(204, 48, 3)  hsl(13, 97%, 41%)  Sinopia
#03cc30  rgb(3, 204, 48)  hsl(133, 97%, 41%)  Lime Green