#003AA0

A dark, vivid blue closely aligning with Midnightblue.

About #003AA0

When working with digital screens, the color #003AA0 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Midnightblue. Its digital footprint relies on 0 parts red, 58 parts green, and 160 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. The color uses 100% Cyan, 64% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 37% Black. The HSL representation is 218.3° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 31.4% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#003AA0
RGB0, 58, 160
HSL218.3°, 100.0%, 31.4%
CMYK100%, 64%, 0%, 37%
HSV218.3°, 100.0%, 62.7%
LAB28.3, 26.9, -59.2
XYZ7.9, 5.6, 33.9
Decimal15008

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

9.94:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.11:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
9.50:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.80:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #003AA0; }
.text-color { color: #003AA0; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #003AA0; }

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