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#3333FC — Vivid Blue

#3333FC 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 #3333FC 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.

#3333FC 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 #FCFC31; it also sits naturally between #3196FC and #9631FC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#3333FC · RGB 51, 51, 252

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Color values

HEX#3333FC
RGB51, 51, 252
HSL240°, 97%, 59%
HSV240°, 80%, 99%
CMYK80%, 80%, 0%, 1%
XYZ20.12, 10.10, 92.98
Yxy10.10, 0.1633, 0.0820
CIE-Lab38.02, 65.14, -96.61
Hunter Lab31.78, 60.03, -158.84

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 20% · Green 20% · Blue 99%

Cyan 80% · Magenta 80% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #3333FC

.text { color: #3333FC; }
.background { background-color: #3333FC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #3333FC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(51, 51, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 97%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #3333FC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(51, 51, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #3333FC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(51, 51, 252, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #3333FC

#1818FB#0404F1#0303D8#0303BA#0202A1#020283#020269#01014B#010132#000014

Tints of #3333FC

#4545FC#5454FC#6868FD#7C7CFD#9090FD#A0A0FE#B4B4FE#C8C8FE#D7D7FE#EBEBFF

Tones of #3333FC

#4040ED#4E4EDF#5D5DD0#6B6BC2#7979B4#8888A5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCFC31:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text6.95:1 AA
Against black text3.02:1 AA large only

Best text color on #3333FC: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #3333FC

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 #3333FC: ·

How #3333FC 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 · #3333C0Tritanopia · #33A59D

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 #3333FC 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

← #3333FB  ·  #3333FD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #3333FC?

#3333FC is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 51, 51, 252). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #3333FC?

#3333FC is RGB 51, 51, 252 — HSL 240°, 97%, 59% — CMYK 80%, 80%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #3333FC?

Its complement is #FCFC31; analogous partners are #3196FC and #9631FC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #3333FC for text?

White text on #3333FC has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.02:1.