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#3333FB — Vivid Blue

#3333FB is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color RoyalBlue (#4169E1). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: royalblue (#4169E1) — not an exact match. CSS royalblue gives you #4169E1, a different color; use #3333FB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#3333FB is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FBFB32; it also sits naturally between #3296FB and #9632FB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#3333FB · RGB 51, 51, 251

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Color values

HEX#3333FB
RGB51, 51, 251
HSL240°, 96%, 59%
HSV240°, 80%, 98%
CMYK80%, 80%, 0%, 2%
XYZ19.96, 10.04, 92.15
Yxy10.04, 0.1634, 0.0822
CIE-Lab37.91, 64.84, -96.24
Hunter Lab31.68, 59.66, -157.85

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 20% · Green 20% · Blue 98%

Cyan 80% · Magenta 80% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #3333FB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #3333FB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #3333FB

.text { color: #3333FB; }
.background { background-color: #3333FB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #3333FB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(51, 51, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 96%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #3333FB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(51, 51, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #3333FB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(51, 51, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#3333FB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#3333FB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #3333FB

#1919FA#0505F0#0404D7#0404B9#0303A0#030382#020269#02024B#010132#000014

Tints of #3333FB

#4646FB#5555FC#6969FC#7D7DFC#9191FD#A0A0FD#B4B4FD#C8C8FE#D7D7FE#EBEBFF

Tones of #3333FB

#4141EC#4E4EDF#5D5DD0#6C6CC1#7A7AB3#8888A5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBFB32:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text6.98:1 AA
Against black text3.01:1 AA large only

Best text color on #3333FB: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #3333FB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #3333FB: ·

How #3333FB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #3333CBDeuteranopia · #3333BFTritanopia · #33A49C

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind indigo 600 · #4F46E5Tailwind blue 600 · #2563EBBootstrap primary · #0D6EFD

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #3333FB rather than the exact color:

Electric Ruby Mirage
#0E1A09 · #FC445C · #3636FD · #4A70FE
Frozen Ruby Solace
#0D3820 · #FCF211 · #2B28F8 · #FB3D25
Electric Mirage
#261F0B · #262DFE · #FA39AE · #6B21FB
Palette Ebeaff
#EBEAFF · #9694FF · #3D3BF3 · #FF2929
Smoky Petal
#1C0811 · #5CF83B · #3942FE · #20CAFB
Smoky Monsoon
#152BC9 · #3534EA · #E1C817 · #F4F4C0

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#3636FD#2B28F8#262DFE#3D3BF3#3942FE#3534EA#4636FC#402DEE#482FF7#1C33FC#2F2FE4#3F39E7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #3333FA  ·  #3333FC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #3333FB?

#3333FB is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 51, 51, 251). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #3333FB?

#3333FB is RGB 51, 51, 251 — HSL 240°, 96%, 59% — CMYK 80%, 80%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #3333FB?

Its complement is #FBFB32; analogous partners are #3296FB and #9632FB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #3333FB for text?

White text on #3333FB has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.01:1.