What color is #003A98?

#003A98 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 #003A98?

The RGB value is 0, 58, 152: 0 red, 58 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #003A98?

The complementary color is #985E00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #003A98?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#003A98 color

#003A98 rgb(0, 58, 152)

Shades of blue

The hex color #003A98 is a dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 22.7% green and 59.6% blue (0, 58, 152).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 100% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.2:1).

#003A98 color codes

HEX	`#003A98`
RGB	`rgb(0, 58, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 22.7%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 100%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 100%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 62%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.55, 23.63, -55.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.55, 60.36, 293.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.178, 5.292, 30.343)`
Decimal	`15000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #003A98, 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 #003A98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#003A98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #003A98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #003a98; }
.text { color: #003a98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #003a98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 58 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #003a98, #120098); }

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Questions

What color is #003A98?: #003A98 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 #003A98?: The RGB value is 0, 58, 152: 0 red, 58 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #003A98?: The complementary color is #985E00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #003A98?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.