What color is #3300CC?

#3300CC is a vivid violet known as Busty Blue. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Busty Blue?

The RGB value is 51, 0, 204: 51 red, 0 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Busty Blue?

The complementary color is #99CC00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3300CC?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Busty Blue color: hex code #3300CC

#3300CC rgb(51, 0, 204)

Shades of purple

Busty Blue has the hex code #3300CC. It is a vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 0% green and 80% blue (51, 0, 204).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 100% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.43:1).

Busty Blue (#3300CC) color codes

HEX	`#3300CC`
RGB	`rgb(51, 0, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 0%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 100%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 100%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 100%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.91, 67.67, -87.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.91, 110.71, 307.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.261, 5.062, 57.446)`
Decimal	`3342540`
Short hex	`#30C`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Busty Blue, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #3300CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3300CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #3300CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3300cc; }
.text { color: #3300cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3300cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 0 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3300cc, #9900cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #3300CC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #3300CC?: #3300CC is a vivid violet known as Busty Blue. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Busty Blue?: The RGB value is 51, 0, 204: 51 red, 0 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Busty Blue?: The complementary color is #99CC00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3300CC?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.