What color is #003881?

#003881 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 #003881?

The RGB value is 0, 56, 129: 0 red, 56 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #003881?

The complementary color is #814900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #003881?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#003881 color

#003881 rgb(0, 56, 129)

Shades of blue

The hex color #003881 is a dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 22% green and 50.6% blue (0, 56, 129).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 100% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is One Minute to Midnight (#003388), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.15:1).

#003881 color codes

HEX	`#003881`
RGB	`rgb(0, 56, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 22%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 100%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 100%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 57%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.99, 15.23, -45.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.99, 47.97, 288.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.375, 4.413, 21.333)`
Decimal	`14465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #003881, 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 #003881	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#003881 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #003881 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #003881; }
.text { color: #003881; }
.border { border: 2px solid #003881; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 56 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #003881, #090081); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Egyptian Blue.

Questions

What color is #003881?: #003881 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 #003881?: The RGB value is 0, 56, 129: 0 red, 56 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #003881?: The complementary color is #814900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #003881?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.