What color is #003B79?

#003B79 is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Tardis Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #003B79?

The RGB value is 0, 59, 121: 0 red, 59 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #003B79?

The complementary color is #793E00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #003B79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#003B79 color

#003B79 rgb(0, 59, 121)

Shades of blue

The hex color #003B79 is a dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 23.1% green and 47.5% blue (0, 59, 121).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 100% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Tardis Blue (#003B6F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.04:1).

#003B79 color codes

HEX	`#003B79`
RGB	`rgb(0, 59, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 23.1%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 100%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 100%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 51%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.28, 9.57, -39.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.28, 41.11, 283.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.014, 4.508, 18.691)`
Decimal	`15225`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #003B79, 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 #003B79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#003B79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #003B79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #003b79; }
.text { color: #003b79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #003b79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 59 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #003b79, #010079); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #003B79?: #003B79 is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Tardis Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #003B79?: The RGB value is 0, 59, 121: 0 red, 59 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #003B79?: The complementary color is #793E00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #003B79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.