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#330FFF Color

#330FFF is rgb(51, 15, 255) in RGB, hsl(249, 100%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(80%, 94%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ultramarine (#3F00FF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.81. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#330FFF
HEX#330FFF
RGBrgb(51, 15, 255)
HSLhsl(249, 100%, 53%)
HSVhsv(249, 94%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 94%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(47.1% 0.301 270.6)
LABlab(32.13% 66.94 -107.70)
LCHlch(32.13% 126.81 301.86)

What #330FFF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #330FFF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#330FFF Channel Values

How #330FFF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 51 · G 15 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 249° · S 100% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 249° · S 94% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 80% · M 94% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.92:1 vs white · 2.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #330FFF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #330FFF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #330FFF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #330FFF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #330FFF.

How #330FFF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#330FFF
Protanopia#1919FF
Protanomaly#2615FF
Deuteranopia#2020FF
Deuteranomaly#291AFF
Tritanopia#006565
Tritanomaly#0050B8
Achromatopsia#515151

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #330FFF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-330fff: #330FFF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #330FFF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-330fff': '#330FFF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.200, green: 0.059, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_330fff">#330FFF</color>
SVG fillfill="#330FFF"

More Blue Colors

#330FFF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#330FFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #330FFF?

#330FFF is a mid-tone blue — rgb(51, 15, 255) in RGB and hsl(249, 100%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ultramarine (#3F00FF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.81.

What is the RGB value of #330FFF?

#330FFF is rgb(51, 15, 255) — red 51, green 15, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #330FFF?

#330FFF converts to approximately cmyk(80%, 94%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #330FFF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #330FFF scores 7.92:1 against white and 2.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #330FFF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #330FFF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is blue (#0000FF) at a CIE76 distance of 5.2, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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