What color is #003D9C?

#003D9C is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Smalt. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #003D9C?

The RGB value is 0, 61, 156: 0 red, 61 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #003D9C?

The complementary color is #9C5F00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #003D9C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#003D9C color

#003D9C rgb(0, 61, 156)

Shades of blue

The hex color #003D9C is a dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 23.9% green and 61.2% blue (0, 61, 156).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 100% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 61% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.78:1).

#003D9C color codes

HEX	`#003D9C`
RGB	`rgb(0, 61, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 23.9%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 100%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 100%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 61%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.74, 23.2, -56.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.74, 60.66, 292.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.667, 5.737, 32.149)`
Decimal	`15772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #003D9C, 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 #003D9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#003D9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #003D9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #003d9c; }
.text { color: #003d9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #003d9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 61 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #003d9c, #11009c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #003D9C?: #003D9C is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Smalt. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #003D9C?: The RGB value is 0, 61, 156: 0 red, 61 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #003D9C?: The complementary color is #9C5F00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #003D9C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.