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#3000CD Busty Blue

#3000CD is a dark, vivid blue named Busty Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 0.0% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(48, 0, 205)). Its HSL value is 254° hue, 100% saturation and 40% lightness, and in CMYK it is 77% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #3000CD is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.46:1.

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Variations of #3000CD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#3000CD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#3000CD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #3000CD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0036CA
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0048D2
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #003CD0
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0036CA
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #002ECB
  • Tritanopia 61% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #005477
  • Tritanomaly 86% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #0035AD
  • Achromatopsia 48% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #3F3F3F
  • Achromatomaly 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #3C3779

#3000CD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.46:1 Very good#3000CD text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.01:1 Very poor#3000CD text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#3000CD in CSS

/* Busty Blue */
.color { color: #3000CD; }
.background { background-color: #3000CD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #3000CD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(48 0 205);
color: hsl(254 100% 40%);
color: oklch(0.401 0.255 273.4);

#3000CD FAQ

What color is #3000CD?

#3000CD is a dark, vivid blue. Its closest named color is Busty Blue. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #3000CD?

#3000CD is rgb(48, 0, 205) in RGB, hsl(254, 100%, 40%) in HSL and cmyk(77%, 100%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #3000CD?

The complementary color of #3000CD is #9DCD00, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #3000CD?

White text has the best contrast on #3000CD: 10.46:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #3000CD a warm or cool color?

#3000CD is a cool color.