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#300BCD

#300bcd ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#300bcd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.82% red, 4.31% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.59% cyan, 94.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 251.44°, with 89.81% saturation and 42.35% 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 10.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.17.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0528

Complementary

  1. #300bcd
  2. #a8cd0b

Split complementary

  1. #300bcd
  2. #cd910b
  3. #47cd0b

Analogous

  1. #0b47cd
  2. #300bcd
  3. #910bcd

Triadic

  1. #300bcd
  2. #cd300b
  3. #0bcd30

Tetradic

  1. #300bcd
  2. #cd0ba8
  3. #a8cd0b
  4. #0bcd30

Square

  1. #300bcd
  2. #cd0b47
  3. #a8cd0b
  4. #0bcd91

Monochromatic

  1. #0e033c
  2. #1f0784
  3. #300bcd
  4. #5631f4
  5. #9179f8

Shades

#300bcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #300bcd
  2. #2b0ab9
  3. #2609a4
  4. #220890
  5. #1d077b
  6. #180667
  7. #130452
  8. #0e033e
  9. #0a0229
  10. #050115
  11. #000000

Tints

#300bcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #300bcd
  2. #4523d2
  3. #593cd7
  4. #6e54dc
  5. #836de1
  6. #9885e6
  7. #ac9deb
  8. #c1b6f0
  9. #d6cef5
  10. #eae7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#300bcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #300bcd
  2. #3817c5
  3. #4022be
  4. #482eb6
  5. #503aae
  6. #5846a7
  7. #60519f
  8. #685d97
  9. #70698f
  10. #787488
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b338f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0038ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005578 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0039d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002ccb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0043a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-300bcd {
  color: #300bcd;
}
Background
.bg-300bcd {
  background-color: #300bcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-300bcd {
  border: 2px solid #300bcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #300bcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 48 11 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 90% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-300bcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #300bcd, #910bcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-300bcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(48 11 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.17 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.46 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.70 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.46 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.60 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.32 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.81 #cff432 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#300bcd  rgb(48, 11, 205)  hsl(251, 90%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#a8cd0b  rgb(168, 205, 11)  hsl(71, 90%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#cd300b  rgb(205, 48, 11)  hsl(11, 90%, 42%)  Rosso Corsa
#0bcd30  rgb(11, 205, 48)  hsl(131, 90%, 42%)  Lime Green