Close to Klein Blue
#03218C
#03218C is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Klein Blue. In RGB it’s made of 1.2% red, 12.9% green, and 54.9% blue. Its hue is 227°, with 96% saturation and 28% 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 #03218C.
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
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1.60:1 FailThis color as text on white
13.12:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.60:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #03218C as they’d see it.
#03218C 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 #03218C
What color is #03218C?
#03218C is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Klein Blue. In RGB it’s made of 1.2% red, 12.9% green, and 54.9% blue. Its hue is 227°, with 96% saturation and 28% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #03218C in RGB?
#03218C is rgb(3, 33, 140): 3 red, 33 green, and 140 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #03218C in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(98, 76, 0, 45). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #03218C?
PANTONE 286 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #03218C?
Its complement #3E2F00 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.