What color is #003D83?

#003D83 is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Pacific Depths. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #003D83?

The RGB value is 0, 61, 131: 0 red, 61 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #003D83?

The complementary color is #834600, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #003D83?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#003D83 color

#003D83 rgb(0, 61, 131)

Shades of blue

The hex color #003D83 is a dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 23.9% green and 51.4% blue (0, 61, 131).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 100% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Pacific Depths (#004488), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.53:1).

#003D83 color codes

HEX	`#003D83`
RGB	`rgb(0, 61, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 23.9%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 100%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 100%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 53%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.66, 12.54, -44.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.66, 45.77, 285.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.764, 4.975, 22.125)`
Decimal	`15747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #003D83, 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 #003D83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#003D83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #003D83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #003d83; }
.text { color: #003d83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #003d83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 61 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #003d83, #050083); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

Questions

What color is #003D83?: #003D83 is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Pacific Depths. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #003D83?: The RGB value is 0, 61, 131: 0 red, 61 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #003D83?: The complementary color is #834600, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #003D83?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.