What color is #003D91?

#003D91 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 #003D91?

The RGB value is 0, 61, 145: 0 red, 61 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #003D91?

The complementary color is #915400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #003D91?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#003D91 color

#003D91 rgb(0, 61, 145)

Shades of blue

The hex color #003D91 is a dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 23.9% green and 56.9% blue (0, 61, 145).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 100% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is One Minute to Midnight (#003388), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.11:1).

#003D91 color codes

HEX	`#003D91`
RGB	`rgb(0, 61, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 23.9%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 100%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 100%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 58%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.79, 18.58, -50.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.79, 54.15, 290.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.778, 5.381, 27.464)`
Decimal	`15761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #003D91, 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 #003D91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#003D91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #003D91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #003d91; }
.text { color: #003d91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #003d91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 61 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #003d91, #0b0091); }

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Questions

What color is #003D91?: #003D91 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 #003D91?: The RGB value is 0, 61, 145: 0 red, 61 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #003D91?: The complementary color is #915400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #003D91?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.