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#003AFA — Vivid Blue

#003AFA is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Blue (#0000FF). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blue (#0000FF) — not an exact match. CSS blue gives you #0000FF, a different color; use #003AFA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#003AFA is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FAC000; it also sits naturally between #00B7FA and #4300FA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#003AFA · RGB 0, 58, 250

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Color values

HEX#003AFA
RGB0, 58, 250
HSL226°, 100%, 49%
HSV226°, 100%, 98%
CMYK100%, 77%, 0%, 2%
XYZ18.77, 9.93, 91.37
Yxy9.93, 0.1563, 0.0827
CIE-Lab37.71, 59.64, -96.04
Hunter Lab31.51, 53.71, -157.41

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 0% · Green 23% · Blue 98%

Cyan 100% · Magenta 77% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #003AFA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #003AFA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #003AFA

.text { color: #003AFA; }
.background { background-color: #003AFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #003AFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 58, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(226, 100%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #003AFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 58, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #003AFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 58, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#003AFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#003AFA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #003AFA

#0036E6#0030CC#002BB8#00259E#00208A#001A70#00155C#000F42#000B2E#000514

Tints of #003AFA

#144BFF#295BFF#426EFF#5C82FF#7595FF#8AA5FF#A3B9FF#BDCCFF#D1DCFF#EBEFFF

Tones of #003AFA

#1144E8#244ED6#3657C4#4760B3#596AA1#6B748E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FAC000:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text7.03:1 AAA
Against black text2.99:1 Fails

Best text color on #003AFA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #003AFA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #003AFA: ·

How #003AFA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #191ACCDeuteranopia · #1611C0Tritanopia · #03A79F

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:

Bootstrap primary · #0D6EFDTailwind blue 600 · #2563EBTailwind indigo 600 · #4F46E5

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #003AFA rather than the exact color:

Palette 001bb7
#001BB7 · #0046FF · #FF8040 · #F5F1DC
Palette 0046ff
#0046FF · #73C8D2 · #F5F1DC · #FF9013
Palette 001bb7
#001BB7 · #0046FF · #FF8040 · #E9E9E9
Frozen Ruby Tempest
#250F1E · #FADC51 · #1143FE · #46F990
Velvet Harbor
#1B180B · #FA4C7A · #1340FA · #DB13FA
Scarlet Bloom
#0F2109 · #FD6610 · #FA943E · #1837F6

Similar colors

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

#0046FF#1143FE#1340FA#1837F6#1A2EFB#1C33FC#0E1FFC#1253FC#1221FD#1345E2#1B4EF5#1E33E7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #003AF9  ·  #003AFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #003AFA?

#003AFA is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 0, 58, 250). Its closest standard named color is Blue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #003AFA?

#003AFA is RGB 0, 58, 250 — HSL 226°, 100%, 49% — CMYK 100%, 77%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #003AFA?

Its complement is #FAC000; analogous partners are #00B7FA and #4300FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #003AFA for text?

White text on #003AFA has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.99:1.