What color is #003B96?

#003B96 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 #003B96?

The RGB value is 0, 59, 150: 0 red, 59 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #003B96?

The complementary color is #965B00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #003B96?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#003B96 color

#003B96 rgb(0, 59, 150)

Shades of blue

The hex color #003B96 is a dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 23.1% green and 58.8% blue (0, 59, 150).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 100% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 61% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is One Minute to Midnight (#003388), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.16:1).

#003B96 color codes

HEX	`#003B96`
RGB	`rgb(0, 59, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 23.1%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 100%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 100%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 61%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.65, 22.09, -54.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.65, 58.49, 292.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.067, 5.329, 29.504)`
Decimal	`15254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #003B96, 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 #003B96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#003B96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #003B96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #003b96; }
.text { color: #003b96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #003b96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 59 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #003b96, #100096); }

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Questions

What color is #003B96?: #003B96 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 #003B96?: The RGB value is 0, 59, 150: 0 red, 59 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #003B96?: The complementary color is #965B00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #003B96?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.