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#3333FF

#3333ff ≈ Han Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
  • Web safe
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#3333ff is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 20% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80% cyan, 80% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 100% saturation and 60% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Han Purple (#5218fa), ΔE 3.97.

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Relative luminance0.1029

Complementary

  1. #3333ff
  2. #ffff33

Split complementary

  1. #3333ff
  2. #ff9933
  3. #99ff33

Analogous

  1. #3399ff
  2. #3333ff
  3. #9933ff

Triadic

  1. #3333ff
  2. #ff3333
  3. #33ff33

Tetradic

  1. #3333ff
  2. #ff33ff
  3. #ffff33
  4. #33ff33

Square

  1. #3333ff
  2. #ff3399
  3. #ffff33
  4. #33ff99

Monochromatic

  1. #000099
  2. #0000e6
  3. #3333ff
  4. #8080ff
  5. #ccccff

Shades

#3333ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3333ff
  2. #2e2ee6
  3. #2929cc
  4. #2424b3
  5. #1f1f99
  6. #1a1a80
  7. #141466
  8. #0f0f4d
  9. #0a0a33
  10. #05051a
  11. #000000

Tints

#3333ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3333ff
  2. #4747ff
  3. #5c5cff
  4. #7070ff
  5. #8585ff
  6. #9999ff
  7. #adadff
  8. #c2c2ff
  9. #d6d6ff
  10. #ebebff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3333ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3333ff
  2. #3b3bf2
  3. #4242e6
  4. #4a4ad9
  5. #5252cc
  6. #5a5ac0
  7. #6161b3
  8. #6969a6
  9. #717199
  10. #78788d
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d4db5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004ffc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00749b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0055ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0046fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0061cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3333ff {
  color: #3333ff;
}
Background
.bg-3333ff {
  background-color: #3333ff;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3333ff {
  border: 2px solid #3333ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3333ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 51 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 100% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3333ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3333ff, #9933ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3333ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 51 255 / 0.35);
}

#5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.97 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.93 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.80 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.17 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.58 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.93 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.04 #cccc00 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Han Purple
#3333ff  rgb(51, 51, 255)  hsl(240, 100%, 60%)  Han Purple
#ffff33  rgb(255, 255, 51)  hsl(60, 100%, 60%)  Daffodil
#ff3333  rgb(255, 51, 51)  hsl(0, 100%, 60%)  Tractor Red
#33ff33  rgb(51, 255, 51)  hsl(120, 100%, 60%)  Neon Green