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#0362DD Color

#0362DD is rgb(3, 98, 221) in RGB, hsl(214, 97%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(99%, 56%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bluetiful (#3C69E7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.49. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#0362DD
HEX#0362DD
RGBrgb(3, 98, 221)
HSLhsl(214, 97%, 44%)
HSVhsv(214, 99%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(99%, 56%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(52.7% 0.203 259.1)
LABlab(43.00% 15.12 -70.64)
LCHlch(43.00% 72.24 282.08)

What #0362DD 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 #0362DD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Bluetiful#3C69E7ΔE 5.49Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 6.12New Car#214FC6ΔE 9.01Blue (Crayola)#1F75FEΔE 9.75Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 10.09Cerulean Blue#2A52BEΔE 10.54

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

#0362DD Channel Values

How #0362DD 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 98 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 214° · S 97% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 214° · S 99% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 99% · M 56% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.53:1 vs white · 3.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #0362DD 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 text5.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #0362DD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #0362DD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #0362DD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#0362DD
Complementary
#DD7F03
Analogous
#03CFDD
Analogous
#1203DD
Triadic
#DD0362
Triadic
#62DD03
Split comp.
#DD1203
Split comp.
#CFDD03

Tints & Shades of #0362DD

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

#0E75FB
#3189FC
#59A0FC
#81B7FD
#AACEFE
#CDE2FE

Shades

#0354BF
#0349A6
#023C88
#022F69
#01214B
#011632

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #0362DD.

How #0362DD 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#0362DD
Protanopia#5A5ADD
Protanomaly#465DDD
Deuteranopia#5151DD
Deuteranomaly#3F58DD
Tritanopia#007B7B
Tritanomaly#0072AB
Achromatopsia#686868

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #0362DD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-0362dd: #0362DD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #0362DD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-0362dd': '#0362DD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.012, green: 0.384, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_0362dd">#0362DD</color>
SVG fillfill="#0362DD"

More Blue Colors

#0362DD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#0362DD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #0362DD?

#0362DD is a mid-tone blue — rgb(3, 98, 221) in RGB and hsl(214, 97%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bluetiful (#3C69E7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.49.

What is the RGB value of #0362DD?

#0362DD is rgb(3, 98, 221) — red 3, green 98, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #0362DD?

#0362DD converts to approximately cmyk(99%, 56%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #0362DD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #0362DD scores 5.53:1 against white and 3.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #0362DD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #0362DD 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 royalblue (#4169E1) at a CIE76 distance of 6.12, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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