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#3003CD

#3003cd ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3003cd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.59% cyan, 98.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 253.37°, with 97.12% saturation and 40.78% 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 10.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 1.95.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.051

Complementary

  1. #3003cd
  2. #a0cd03

Split complementary

  1. #3003cd
  2. #cd9503
  3. #3bcd03

Analogous

  1. #033bcd
  2. #3003cd
  3. #9503cd

Triadic

  1. #3003cd
  2. #cd3003
  3. #03cd30

Tetradic

  1. #3003cd
  2. #cd03a0
  3. #a0cd03
  4. #03cd30

Square

  1. #3003cd
  2. #cd033b
  3. #a0cd03
  4. #03cd95

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0136
  2. #1e0282
  3. #3003cd
  4. #5221fc
  5. #8c6cfd

Shades

#3003cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3003cd
  2. #2b03b9
  3. #2602a4
  4. #220290
  5. #1d027b
  6. #180267
  7. #130152
  8. #0e013e
  9. #0a0129
  10. #050015
  11. #000000

Tints

#3003cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3003cd
  2. #451cd2
  3. #5935d7
  4. #6e4fdc
  5. #8368e1
  6. #9881e6
  7. #ac9aeb
  8. #c1b3f0
  9. #d6cdf5
  10. #eae6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3003cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3003cd
  2. #3810c5
  3. #401cbe
  4. #4829b6
  5. #5035ae
  6. #5842a7
  7. #604e9f
  8. #685b97
  9. #70678f
  10. #787488
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a318f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0037ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005478 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002acb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0041a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3003cd {
  color: #3003cd;
}
Background
.bg-3003cd {
  background-color: #3003cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3003cd {
  border: 2px solid #3003cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3003cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 48 3 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 97% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3003cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3003cd, #9503cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3003cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(48 3 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.95 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.65 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.67 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.67 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.87 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.82 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.96 #cffc32 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#3003cd  rgb(48, 3, 205)  hsl(253, 97%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#a0cd03  rgb(160, 205, 3)  hsl(73, 97%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#cd3003  rgb(205, 48, 3)  hsl(13, 97%, 41%)  Sinopia
#03cd30  rgb(3, 205, 48)  hsl(133, 97%, 41%)  Lime Green