What color is #003496?

#003496 is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Smalt. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #003496?

The RGB value is 0, 52, 150: 0 red, 52 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #003496?

The complementary color is #966200, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #003496?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#003496 color

#003496 rgb(0, 52, 150)

Shades of blue

The hex color #003496 is a dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 20.4% green and 58.8% blue (0, 52, 150).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 100% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 65% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.87:1).

#003496 color codes

HEX	`#003496`
RGB	`rgb(0, 52, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 20.4%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 100%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 100%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 65%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.73, 26.97, -57.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.73, 63.33, 295.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.731, 4.657, 29.392)`
Decimal	`13462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #003496, 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 #003496	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#003496 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #003496 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #003496; }
.text { color: #003496; }
.border { border: 2px solid #003496; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 52 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #003496, #170096); }

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Questions

What color is #003496?: #003496 is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Smalt. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #003496?: The RGB value is 0, 52, 150: 0 red, 52 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #003496?: The complementary color is #966200, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #003496?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.