What color is #03225F?

#03225F is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Black Sea Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #03225F?

The RGB value is 3, 34, 95: 3 red, 34 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #03225F?

The complementary color is #5F4003, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #03225F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#03225F color

#03225F rgb(3, 34, 95)

Shades of blue

The hex color #03225F is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 13.3% green and 37.3% blue (3, 34, 95).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 94% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 97% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Black Sea Night (#052462), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.02:1).

#03225F color codes

HEX	`#03225F`
RGB	`rgb(3, 34, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 13.3%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 94%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 97%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(97%, 64%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.43, 16.6, -39.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.43, 42.52, 292.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.674, 1.989, 11.067)`
Decimal	`205407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #03225F, 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 #03225F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#03225F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #03225F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #03225f; }
.text { color: #03225f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #03225f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 34 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #03225f, #12035f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #03225F?: #03225F is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Black Sea Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #03225F?: The RGB value is 3, 34, 95: 3 red, 34 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #03225F?: The complementary color is #5F4003, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #03225F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.