Close to Midnight Blue
#00003E
#00003E is a very dark, vivid blue, close to the color Midnight Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 0% green, and 24.3% blue. Its hue is 240°, with 100% saturation and 12% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #00003E.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
19.63:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.07:1 FailThis color as text on white
19.63:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.07:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #00003E as they’d see it.
#00003E in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #00003E
What color is #00003E?
#00003E is a very dark, vivid blue, close to the color Midnight Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 0% green, and 24.3% blue. Its hue is 240°, with 100% saturation and 12% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #00003E in RGB?
#00003E is rgb(0, 0, 62): 0 red, 0 green, and 62 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #00003E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(100, 100, 0, 76). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #00003E?
PANTONE 275 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #00003E?
Its complement #0F0C00 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.