HEX Color #00336D (Darkslateblue)

About #00336D

At its core, #00336D is a dark and vivid hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkslateblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 0, 51, and 109.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 100% cyan and 53% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 211.9 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#00336D

RGB0, 51, 109

HSL211.9°, 100.0%, 21.4%

CMYK100%, 53%, 0%, 57%

HSV211.9°, 100.0%, 42.7%

LAB21.8, 10.0, -37.9

XYZ3.9, 3.5, 14.9

Decimal13165

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#00336D #6D3900

Analogous

#00696D #03006D

Triadic

#6D0032 #326D00

Tetradic

#6D0069 #6D3900 #006D03

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#00336D

#1C497D

#38608D

#55779D

#718DAD

#8DA4BE

#AABBCE

#C6D1DE

#E2E8EE

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#00336D

#002D60

#002754

#002248

#001C3C

#001630

#001124

#000B18

#00050C

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

12.39:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

1.69:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

11.85:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

1.44:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #00336D; }

.text-color { color: #00336D; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #00336D; }

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