What color is #003F88?

#003F88 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 #003F88?

The RGB value is 0, 63, 136: 0 red, 63 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #003F88?

The complementary color is #884900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #003F88?

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.

#003F88 color

#003F88 rgb(0, 63, 136)

Shades of blue

The hex color #003F88 is a dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 24.7% green and 53.3% blue (0, 63, 136).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 100% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Pacific Depths (#004488), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#003F88 color codes

HEX	`#003F88`
RGB	`rgb(0, 63, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 24.7%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 100%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 100%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 54%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.66, 13.3, -45.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.66, 47.42, 286.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.22, 5.332, 23.989)`
Decimal	`16264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #003F88, 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 #003F88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#003F88 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 #003F88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #003f88; }
.text { color: #003f88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #003f88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 63 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #003f88, #050088); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

Questions

What color is #003F88?: #003F88 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 #003F88?: The RGB value is 0, 63, 136: 0 red, 63 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #003F88?: The complementary color is #884900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #003F88?: 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.