What color is #003F93?

#003F93 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 #003F93?

The RGB value is 0, 63, 147: 0 red, 63 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #003F93?

The complementary color is #935400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #003F93?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#003F93 color

#003F93 rgb(0, 63, 147)

Shades of blue

The hex color #003F93 is a dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 24.7% green and 57.6% blue (0, 63, 147).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 100% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Pacific Depths (#004488), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.85:1).

#003F93 color codes

HEX	`#003F93`
RGB	`rgb(0, 63, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 24.7%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 100%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 100%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 57%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.54, 18.02, -50.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.54, 53.97, 289.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.042, 5.661, 28.32)`
Decimal	`16275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #003F93, 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 #003F93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#003F93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #003F93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #003f93; }
.text { color: #003f93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #003f93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 63 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #003f93, #0a0093); }

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Questions

What color is #003F93?: #003F93 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 #003F93?: The RGB value is 0, 63, 147: 0 red, 63 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #003F93?: The complementary color is #935400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #003F93?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.