Palettes / Colors / #003C8A

#003C8A — Deep Vivid Blue

#003C8A is a blue color we call Deep Vivid Blue, closest to the named color MidnightBlue (#191970). It belongs to the blue family.

#003C8A 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 #8A4E00; it also sits naturally between #00818A and #09008A. 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 24% · Blue 54%

Cyan 100% · Magenta 57% · Yellow 0% · Key 46%

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

Previews

CSS code for #003C8A

.text { color: #003C8A; }
.background { background-color: #003C8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #003C8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 60, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(214, 100%, 27%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #003C8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 60, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #003C8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 60, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#003C8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#003C8A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #003C8A

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8A4E00:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #003C8A: #FFFFFF.

How #003C8A 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 #003C8A 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

← #003C89  ·  #003C8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #003C8A?

#003C8A is Deep Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 0, 60, 138). Its closest standard named color is MidnightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #003C8A?

#003C8A is RGB 0, 60, 138 — HSL 214°, 100%, 27% — CMYK 100%, 57%, 0%, 46%.

What colors go with #003C8A?

Its complement is #8A4E00; analogous partners are #00818A and #09008A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #003C8A for text?

White text on #003C8A has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.01:1.