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#3399cc

a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue

RGB
51, 153, 204
HSL
200°, 60%, 50%
CMYK
75, 25, 0, 20
Luminance
0.2785

Every format

HEX#3399cc
RGBrgb(51, 153, 204)
HSLhsl(200, 60%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(75%, 25%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(59.8 -12.0 -34.5)
LCHlch(59.8 36.5 250.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.647 0.119 235.0)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #3399cc;
background-color: #3399cc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#3399cc] bg-[#3399cc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #3399cc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.200, green: 0.600, blue: 0.800)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#3399cc")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#3399cc on white: 3.20:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#3399cc on black: 6.57:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red20.0%
Green60.0%
Blue80.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan75.0%
Magenta25.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)20.0%

Color previews

#3399cc text on a black background

contrast 6.57:1

Card sample

#3399cc text on a white background

contrast 3.20:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #3399cc;
Background color
Panel with #3399cc background
background-color: #3399cc;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #3399cc;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(51, 153, 204, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(51, 153, 204, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #3399cc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3399cc, #3333CC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #3399cc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #3399cc in the Color Lab