#3300F0

A medium, vivid blue closely aligning with Blue.

About #3300F0

When working with digital screens, the color #3300F0 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Blue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 51, 0, and 240.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 79% cyan and 100% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 252.8° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 47.1% lightness.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#3300F0
RGB51, 0, 240
HSL252.8°, 100.0%, 47.1%
CMYK79%, 100%, 0%, 6%
HSV252.8°, 100.0%, 94.1%
LAB31.8, 76.2, -100.2
XYZ17.1, 7.0, 82.9
Decimal3342576

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

8.75:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.40:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
8.37:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.04:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #3300F0; }
.text-color { color: #3300F0; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #3300F0; }

Similar Colors

Blue
#0000FF