HEX Color #003AC5 (Darkblue)

About #003AC5

The precise color #003AC5 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 0, 58, and 197.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 100% cyan, 71% magenta, 0% yellow, and 23% black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. 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#003AC5

RGB0, 58, 197

HSL222.3°, 100.0%, 38.6%

CMYK100%, 71%, 0%, 23%

HSV222.3°, 100.0%, 77.3%

LAB31.9, 41.3, -75.2

XYZ11.6, 7.1, 53.6

Decimal15045

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#003AC5 #C58B00

Analogous

#009CC5 #2800C5

Triadic

#C5003A #3AC500

Tetradic

#C5009C #C58B00 #00C528

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#003AC5

#1C4FCB

#3865D1

#557BD8

#7191DE

#8DA7E5

#AABDEB

#C6D3F2

#E2E9F8

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#003AC5

#0033AF

#002D99

#002683

#00206D

#001957

#001341

#000C2B

#000615

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

8.71:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

2.41:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

8.32:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

2.05:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #003AC5; }

.text-color { color: #003AC5; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #003AC5; }

Similar Colors

Darkblue

#00008B