Palettes / Colors / #003261

#003261 — Deep Vivid Blue

#003261 is a blue color we call Deep Vivid Blue, closest to the named color MidnightBlue (#191970). It belongs to the blue family.

#003261 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is deep enough for text, outlines and dark interface surfaces, and makes light colors glow next to it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #612F00; it also sits naturally between #00615F and #000261. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 0% · Green 20% · Blue 38%

Cyan 100% · Magenta 48% · Yellow 0% · Key 62%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #003261

.text { color: #003261; }
.background { background-color: #003261; }
.border { border: 3px solid #003261; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 50, 97); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(209, 100%, 19%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #003261; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 50, 97, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #003261; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 50, 97, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#003261">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#003261">Div content here</div>

Shades of #003261

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Tones of #003261

Color harmonies

Complementary — #612F00:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #003261: #FFFFFF.

How #003261 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #003261 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #003261?

#003261 is Deep Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 0, 50, 97). Its closest standard named color is MidnightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #003261?

#003261 is RGB 0, 50, 97 — HSL 209°, 100%, 19% — CMYK 100%, 48%, 0%, 62%.

What colors go with #003261?

Its complement is #612F00; analogous partners are #00615F and #000261. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #003261 for text?

White text on #003261 has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.63:1.