What color is #00328C?

#00328C is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color One Minute to Midnight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00328C?

The RGB value is 0, 50, 140: 0 red, 50 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00328C?

The complementary color is #8C5A00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00328C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00328C color

#00328C rgb(0, 50, 140)

Shades of blue

The hex color #00328C is a dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 19.6% green and 54.9% blue (0, 50, 140).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 100% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is One Minute to Midnight (#003388), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.44:1).

#00328C color codes

HEX	`#00328C`
RGB	`rgb(0, 50, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 19.6%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 100%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 100%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 64%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.24, 24.23, -53.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.24, 58.81, 294.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.873, 4.174, 25.302)`
Decimal	`12940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00328C, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #00328C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00328C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #00328C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00328c; }
.text { color: #00328c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00328c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 50 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00328c, #14008c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Egyptian Blue.

Questions

What color is #00328C?: #00328C is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color One Minute to Midnight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00328C?: The RGB value is 0, 50, 140: 0 red, 50 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00328C?: The complementary color is #8C5A00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00328C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.