What color is #3311BB?

#3311BB is a vivid violet known as Galactic Highway. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3311BB?

The RGB value is 51, 17, 187: 51 red, 17 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3311BB?

The complementary color is #99BB11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3311BB?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3311BB color

#3311BB rgb(51, 17, 187)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3311BB is a vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 6.7% green and 73.3% blue (51, 17, 187).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 83% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 91% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

This exact color is also called Galactic Highway.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.83:1).

#3311BB color codes

HEX	`#3311BB`
RGB	`rgb(51, 17, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 6.7%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 83%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 91%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 91%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.84, 59.83, -79.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.84, 99.41, 307)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.532, 4.692, 47.355)`
Decimal	`3346875`
Short hex	`#31B`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3311BB, 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 #3311BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3311BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #3311BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3311bb; }
.text { color: #3311bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3311bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 17 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3311bb, #8811bb); }

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Questions

What color is #3311BB?: #3311BB is a vivid violet known as Galactic Highway. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3311BB?: The RGB value is 51, 17, 187: 51 red, 17 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3311BB?: The complementary color is #99BB11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3311BB?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.