Palettes / Colors / #003CFF

#003CFF — Vivid Blue

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

#003CFF 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 #FFC400; it also sits naturally between #00BBFF and #4400FF. 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 100%

Cyan 100% · Magenta 76% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #003CFF

.text { color: #003CFF; }
.background { background-color: #003CFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #003CFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 60, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(226, 100%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #003CFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 60, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #003CFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 60, 255, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #003CFF

Tints of #003CFF

Tones of #003CFF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFC400:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #003CFF: #FFFFFF.

How #003CFF 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 #003CFF or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #003CFE  ·  #003D00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #003CFF?

#003CFF is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 0, 60, 255). Its closest standard named color is Blue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #003CFF?

#003CFF is RGB 0, 60, 255 — HSL 226°, 100%, 50% — CMYK 100%, 76%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #003CFF?

Its complement is #FFC400; analogous partners are #00BBFF and #4400FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #003CFF for text?

White text on #003CFF has a contrast ratio of 6.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.09:1.