What color is #003D7F?

#003D7F 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 #003D7F?

The RGB value is 0, 61, 127: 0 red, 61 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #003D7F?

The complementary color is #7F4200, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #003D7F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#003D7F color

#003D7F rgb(0, 61, 127)

Shades of blue

The hex color #003D7F is a dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 23.9% green and 49.8% blue (0, 61, 127).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 100% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% 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 10.64:1).

#003D7F color codes

HEX	`#003D7F`
RGB	`rgb(0, 61, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 23.9%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 100%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 100%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 52%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.36, 10.79, -42.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.36, 43.38, 284.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.498, 4.869, 20.725)`
Decimal	`15743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #003D7F, 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 #003D7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#003D7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #003D7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #003d7f; }
.text { color: #003d7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #003d7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 61 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #003d7f, #02007f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

Questions

What color is #003D7F?: #003D7F 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 #003D7F?: The RGB value is 0, 61, 127: 0 red, 61 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #003D7F?: The complementary color is #7F4200, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #003D7F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.