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#3003EF

#3003ef ≈ Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3003ef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.92% cyan, 98.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 251.44°, with 97.52% saturation and 47.45% 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 8.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 1.71.

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Relative luminance0.0693

Complementary

  1. #3003ef
  2. #c2ef03

Split complementary

  1. #3003ef
  2. #efa603
  3. #4cef03

Analogous

  1. #034cef
  2. #3003ef
  3. #a603ef

Triadic

  1. #3003ef
  2. #ef3003
  3. #03ef30

Tetradic

  1. #3003ef
  2. #ef03c2
  3. #c2ef03
  4. #03ef30

Square

  1. #3003ef
  2. #ef034c
  3. #c2ef03
  4. #03efa6

Monochromatic

  1. #120158
  2. #2102a3
  3. #3003ef
  4. #6542fd
  5. #a38dfe

Shades

#3003ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3003ef
  2. #2b03d7
  3. #2602bf
  4. #2202a7
  5. #1d028f
  6. #180278
  7. #130160
  8. #0e0148
  9. #0a0130
  10. #050018
  11. #000000

Tints

#3003ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3003ef
  2. #451cf1
  3. #5935f2
  4. #6e4ff4
  5. #8368f5
  6. #9881f7
  7. #ac9af9
  8. #c1b3fa
  9. #d6cdfc
  10. #eae6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3003ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3003ef
  2. #3810e4
  3. #401cd9
  4. #4829ce
  5. #5035c3
  6. #5842b8
  7. #604eac
  8. #685ba1
  9. #706796
  10. #78748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #413aa7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00638c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0042f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0031ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004ebc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3003ef {
  color: #3003ef;
}
Background
.bg-3003ef {
  background-color: #3003ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3003ef {
  border: 2px solid #3003ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3003ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 48 3 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 98% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3003ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3003ef, #a603ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3003ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(48 3 239 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 1.71 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.52 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.15 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.37 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.78 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.30 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 9.54 #cffc10 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Blue
#3003ef  rgb(48, 3, 239)  hsl(251, 98%, 47%)  Blue
#c2ef03  rgb(194, 239, 3)  hsl(71, 98%, 47%)  Electric Lime
#ef3003  rgb(239, 48, 3)  hsl(11, 98%, 47%)  Scarlet
#03ef30  rgb(3, 239, 48)  hsl(131, 98%, 47%)  Lime