#003bcd

Color #003bcd

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Blue #00008b · ΔE 21.64 Nearest Tailwind class blue-800 #193cb8 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#003bcd

RGB

rgb(0, 59, 205)

HSL

hsl(222.7, 100%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.7, 100%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 71.2%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(32.99, 43.63, -78.15)

LCH

lch(32.99, 89.5, 299.17)

OKLCH

oklch(44%, 0.2285, 263.29)

HWB

hwb(222.7, 0%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cd9200

Analogous

#00a2cd

#003bcd

#2b00cd

Triadic

#003bcd

#cd003b

#3bcd00

Split-complementary

#003bcd

#cd2b00

#a2cd00

Tetradic

#003bcd

#9200cd

#cd9200

#3bcd00

Square

#003bcd

#cd00a2

#cd9200

#00cd2b

Shades

Color #003bcd mixed toward black.

#0031ab

#002789

#001e67

#001444

#000a22

Tints

Color #003bcd mixed toward white.

#014aff

#346eff

#6792ff

#99b7ff

#ccdbff

Tones

Color #003bcd mixed toward gray.

#1142bc

#224aab

#33519a

#445889

#555f78

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.51:1

White text reads better on this background (8.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2526b7 · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#231eb1 · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#07a39e · ΔE 46.1

Achromatopsia

#4e4e4e · ΔE 29.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #003bcd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#003bcd]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#003bcd (#003bcd) is rgb(0, 59, 205) in RGB.

No, #003bcd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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