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#03066D Color

#03066D is rgb(3, 6, 109) in RGB, hsl(238, 95%, 22%) in HSL, and about cmyk(97%, 94%, 0%, 57%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Persian Indigo (#32127A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.96. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#03066D
HEX#03066D
RGBrgb(3, 6, 109)
HSLhsl(238, 95%, 22%)
HSVhsv(238, 97%, 43%)
CMYKcmyk(97%, 94%, 0%, 57%)
OKLCHoklch(25% 0.162 265.4)
LABlab(9.62% 33.44 -57.80)
LCHlch(9.62% 66.78 300.05)

What #03066D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #03066D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#03066D Channel Values

How #03066D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 3 · G 6 · B 1098-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 238° · S 95% · L 22%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 238° · S 97% · V 43%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 97% · M 94% · Y 0% · K 57%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance16.79:1 vs white · 1.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #03066D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text16.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #03066D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #03066D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #03066D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #03066D.

How #03066D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#03066D
Protanopia#05056D
Protanomaly#04066D
Deuteranopia#05056D
Deuteranomaly#04056D
Tritanopia#002828
Tritanomaly#001E4D
Achromatopsia#1D1D1D

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Using #03066D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-03066d: #03066D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #03066D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-03066d': '#03066D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.012, green: 0.024, blue: 0.427)
Android XML<color name="color_03066d">#03066D</color>
SVG fillfill="#03066D"

More Blue Colors

#03066D sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#03066D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #03066D?

#03066D is a dark blue — rgb(3, 6, 109) in RGB and hsl(238, 95%, 22%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Persian Indigo (#32127A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.96.

What is the RGB value of #03066D?

#03066D is rgb(3, 6, 109) — red 3, green 6, and blue 109 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #03066D?

#03066D converts to approximately cmyk(97%, 94%, 0%, 57%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #03066D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #03066D scores 16.79:1 against white and 1.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #03066D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #03066D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is midnightblue (#191970) at a CIE76 distance of 11.48, which is visibly different.

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