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#3333FE — Vivid Blue

#3333FE 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 #3333FE 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.

#3333FE 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 #FEFE34; it also sits naturally between #3499FE and #9934FE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#3333FE · RGB 51, 51, 254

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Color values

HEX#3333FE
RGB51, 51, 254
HSL240°, 99%, 60%
HSV240°, 80%, 100%
CMYK80%, 80%, 0%, 0%
XYZ20.44, 10.23, 94.66
Yxy10.23, 0.1631, 0.0816
CIE-Lab38.25, 65.73, -97.35
Hunter Lab31.98, 60.77, -160.81

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 20% · Green 20% · Blue 100%

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

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #3333FE

.text { color: #3333FE; }
.background { background-color: #3333FE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #3333FE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(51, 51, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 99%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #3333FE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(51, 51, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #3333FE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(51, 51, 254, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #3333FE

#1616FE#0101F9#0101DA#0101C1#0101A2#010184#01016B#00004C#000033#000014

Tints of #3333FE

#4848FE#5858FE#6C6CFE#7B7BFE#8F8FFE#A4A4FF#B3B3FF#C7C7FF#D6D6FF#EBEBFF

Tones of #3333FE

#4242F0#5151E1#5F5FD3#6E6EC4#7C7CB6#8B8BA7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FEFE34:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text6.90:1 AA
Against black text3.05:1 AA large only

Best text color on #3333FE: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #3333FE

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 #3333FE: ·

How #3333FE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #3333CDDeuteranopia · #3333C1Tritanopia · #33A69E

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 #3333FE rather than the exact color:

Electric Ruby Mirage
#0E1A09 · #FC445C · #3636FD · #4A70FE
Electric Mirage
#261F0B · #262DFE · #FA39AE · #6B21FB
Frozen Ruby Solace
#0D3820 · #FCF211 · #2B28F8 · #FB3D25
Smoky Petal
#1C0811 · #5CF83B · #3942FE · #20CAFB
Palette Ebeaff
#EBEAFF · #9694FF · #3D3BF3 · #FF2929
Palette Aee1fc
#AEE1FC · #60ABFB · #5170FD · #4636FC

Similar colors

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

#3636FD#262DFE#2B28F8#3942FE#3D3BF3#4636FC#3534EA#402DEE#482FF7#1C33FC#1A2EFB#4C2DFF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #3333FD  ·  #3333FF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #3333FE?

#3333FE is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 51, 51, 254). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #3333FE?

#3333FE is RGB 51, 51, 254 — HSL 240°, 99%, 60% — CMYK 80%, 80%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #3333FE?

Its complement is #FEFE34; analogous partners are #3499FE and #9934FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #3333FE for text?

White text on #3333FE has a contrast ratio of 6.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.05:1.