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#03347D Color

#03347D is rgb(3, 52, 125) in RGB, hsl(216, 95%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(98%, 58%, 0%, 51%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sapphire Navy (#082567), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.8. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#03347D
HEX#03347D
RGBrgb(3, 52, 125)
HSLhsl(216, 95%, 25%)
HSVhsv(216, 98%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(98%, 58%, 0%, 51%)
OKLCHoklch(34.6% 0.133 259.6)
LABlab(22.74% 10.27 -46.45)
LCHlch(22.74% 47.57 282.47)

What #03347D 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 #03347D, 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.

#03347D Channel Values

How #03347D 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 52 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 216° · S 95% · L 25%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 216° · S 98% · V 49%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 98% · M 58% · Y 0% · K 51%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.72:1 vs white · 1.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #03347D 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 text11.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #03347D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #03347D; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #03347D

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 #03347D.

How #03347D 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#03347D
Protanopia#2F2F7D
Protanomaly#24317D
Deuteranopia#2A2A7D
Deuteranomaly#202E7D
Tritanopia#004343
Tritanomaly#003D5F
Achromatopsia#383838

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #03347D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-03347d: #03347D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #03347D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-03347d': '#03347D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.012, green: 0.204, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_03347d">#03347D</color>
SVG fillfill="#03347D"

More Blue Colors

#03347D sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#03347D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #03347D?

#03347D is a dark blue — rgb(3, 52, 125) in RGB and hsl(216, 95%, 25%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sapphire Navy (#082567), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.8.

What is the RGB value of #03347D?

#03347D is rgb(3, 52, 125) — red 3, green 52, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #03347D?

#03347D converts to approximately cmyk(98%, 58%, 0%, 51%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #03347D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #03347D scores 11.72:1 against white and 1.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #03347D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #03347D 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 13.96, which is visibly different.

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