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#3399BC

#3399BC is a mid-tone, rich blue, close to the color Peacock. In RGB it’s made of 20% red, 60% green, and 73.7% blue. Its hue is 195°, with 57% saturation and 47% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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3.27:1 AA Large
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6.42:1 AA
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6.42:1 AA

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #3399BC as they’d see it.

Typical vision#3399BC
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #3399BC?

#3399BC is a mid-tone, rich blue, close to the color Peacock. In RGB it’s made of 20% red, 60% green, and 73.7% blue. Its hue is 195°, with 57% saturation and 47% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #3399BC in RGB?

#3399BC is rgb(51, 153, 188): 51 red, 153 green, and 188 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #3399BC in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(73, 19, 0, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #3399BC?

PANTONE 7459 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #3399BC?

Its complement #BF7F68 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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