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#300BB3

#300bb3 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#300bb3 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.82% red, 4.31% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.18% cyan, 93.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 253.21°, with 88.42% saturation and 37.25% 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 11.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.19.

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Relative luminance0.0412

Complementary

  1. #300bb3
  2. #8eb30b

Split complementary

  1. #300bb3
  2. #b3840b
  3. #3ab30b

Analogous

  1. #0b3ab3
  2. #300bb3
  3. #840bb3

Triadic

  1. #300bb3
  2. #b3300b
  3. #0bb330

Tetradic

  1. #300bb3
  2. #b30b8e
  3. #8eb30b
  4. #0bb330

Square

  1. #300bb3
  2. #b30b3a
  3. #8eb30b
  4. #0bb384

Monochromatic

  1. #090223
  2. #1d076b
  3. #300bb3
  4. #491af1
  5. #8262f5

Shades

#300bb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #300bb3
  2. #2b0aa1
  3. #26098f
  4. #22087d
  5. #1d076b
  6. #18065a
  7. #130448
  8. #0e0336
  9. #0a0224
  10. #050112
  11. #000000

Tints

#300bb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #300bb3
  2. #4523bb
  3. #593cc2
  4. #6e54ca
  5. #836dd1
  6. #9885d9
  7. #ac9de1
  8. #c1b6e8
  9. #d6cef0
  10. #eae7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#300bb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #300bb3
  2. #3817ae
  3. #4022a9
  4. #482ea4
  5. #503a9f
  6. #58469a
  7. #605194
  8. #685d8f
  9. #70698a
  10. #787485
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #393939 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #362d7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0040b7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0032b0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004968 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0032b5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0027b1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003a8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-300bb3 {
  color: #300bb3;
}
Background
.bg-300bb3 {
  background-color: #300bb3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-300bb3 {
  border: 2px solid #300bb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #300bb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 48 11 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 88% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-300bb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #300bb3, #840bb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-300bb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(48 11 179 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.19 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.23 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.73 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.79 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.84 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.96 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.99 #cff44c Inverted #393939 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#300bb3  rgb(48, 11, 179)  hsl(253, 88%, 37%)  Medium Blue
#8eb30b  rgb(142, 179, 11)  hsl(73, 88%, 37%)  Apple Green
#b3300b  rgb(179, 48, 11)  hsl(13, 88%, 37%)  Rust
#0bb330  rgb(11, 179, 48)  hsl(133, 88%, 37%)  Kelly Green