#003ACC

A medium, vivid blue closely aligning with Darkblue.

About #003ACC

When working with digital screens, the color #003ACC is rendered by mixing light. 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 204.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 100% cyan and 72% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 222.9° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 40.0% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#003ACC
RGB0, 58, 204
HSL222.9°, 100.0%, 40.0%
CMYK100%, 72%, 0%, 20%
HSV222.9°, 100.0%, 80.0%
LAB32.7, 43.9, -78.1
XYZ12.4, 7.4, 57.9
Decimal15052

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

8.48:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.48:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
8.10:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.11:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

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

Similar Colors

Darkblue
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