What color is #3033F8?

#3033F8 is a vivid blue, closest to the named color Vivid Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3033F8?

The RGB value is 48, 51, 248: 48 red, 51 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3033F8?

The complementary color is #F8F530, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3033F8?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3033F8 color

#3033F8 rgb(48, 51, 248)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3033F8 is a vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 20% green and 97.3% blue (48, 51, 248).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 93% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 81% cyan, 79% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Vivid Blue (#152EFF), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#3033F8 color codes

HEX	`#3033F8`
RGB	`rgb(48, 51, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 20%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 93%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 81%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(81%, 79%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.43, 63.79, -95.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.43, 114.71, 303.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.34, 9.771, 89.655)`
Decimal	`3159032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3033F8, 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 #3033F8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3033F8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #3033F8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3033f8; }
.text { color: #3033f8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3033f8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 51 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3033f8, #9130f8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Blue.

Questions

What color is #3033F8?: #3033F8 is a vivid blue, closest to the named color Vivid Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3033F8?: The RGB value is 48, 51, 248: 48 red, 51 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3033F8?: The complementary color is #F8F530, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3033F8?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.