What color is #003A87?

#003A87 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 #003A87?

The RGB value is 0, 58, 135: 0 red, 58 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #003A87?

The complementary color is #874D00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #003A87?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#003A87 color

#003A87 rgb(0, 58, 135)

Shades of blue

The hex color #003A87 is a dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 22.7% green and 52.9% blue (0, 58, 135).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 100% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is One Minute to Midnight (#003388), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.74:1).

#003A87 color codes

HEX	`#003A87`
RGB	`rgb(0, 58, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 22.7%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 100%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 100%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 57%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.08, 16.41, -47.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.08, 50.22, 289.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.885, 4.775, 23.528)`
Decimal	`14983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #003A87, 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 #003A87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#003A87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #003A87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #003a87; }
.text { color: #003a87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #003a87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 58 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #003a87, #090087); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

Questions

What color is #003A87?: #003A87 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 #003A87?: The RGB value is 0, 58, 135: 0 red, 58 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #003A87?: The complementary color is #874D00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #003A87?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.