Close to Yale Blue
#003B8A
#003B8A is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Yale Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 23.1% green, and 54.1% blue. Its hue is 214°, with 100% saturation and 27% 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 #003B8A.
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
10.54:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.99:1 FailThis color as text on white
10.54:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.99:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #003B8A as they’d see it.
#003B8A in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #003B8A
What color is #003B8A?
#003B8A is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Yale Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 23.1% green, and 54.1% blue. Its hue is 214°, with 100% saturation and 27% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #003B8A in RGB?
#003B8A is rgb(0, 59, 138): 0 red, 59 green, and 138 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #003B8A in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(100, 57, 0, 46). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #003B8A?
PANTONE 288 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #003B8A?
Its complement #5F3500 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.