What color is #003B7D?

#003B7D 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 #003B7D?

The RGB value is 0, 59, 125: 0 red, 59 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #003B7D?

The complementary color is #7D4200, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #003B7D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#003B7D color

#003B7D rgb(0, 59, 125)

Shades of blue

The hex color #003B7D is a dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 23.1% green and 49% blue (0, 59, 125).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 100% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Tardis Blue (#003B6F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.93:1).

#003B7D color codes

HEX	`#003B7D`
RGB	`rgb(0, 59, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 23.1%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 100%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 100%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 53%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.59, 11.34, -42.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.59, 43.51, 285.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.264, 4.608, 20.01)`
Decimal	`15229`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #003B7D, 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 #003B7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#003B7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #003B7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #003b7d; }
.text { color: #003b7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #003b7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 59 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #003b7d, #04007d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #003B7D?: #003B7D 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 #003B7D?: The RGB value is 0, 59, 125: 0 red, 59 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #003B7D?: The complementary color is #7D4200, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #003B7D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.