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#0300A2 — Vivid Blue

#0300A2 is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DarkBlue (#00008B). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkblue (#00008B) — not an exact match. CSS darkblue gives you #00008B, a different color; use #0300A2 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.

#0300A2 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 #A0A300; it also sits naturally between #004FA3 and #5400A3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#0300A2 · RGB 3, 0, 162

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Color values

HEX#0300A2
RGB3, 0, 162
HSL241°, 100%, 32%
HSV241°, 100%, 64%
CMYK98%, 100%, 0%, 36%
XYZ6.56, 2.63, 34.34
Yxy2.63, 0.1507, 0.0604
CIE-Lab18.49, 56.43, -76.68
Hunter Lab16.21, 45.43, -119.57

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 1% · Green 0% · Blue 64%

Cyan 98% · Magenta 100% · Yellow 0% · Key 36%

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

Previews

Sample text in #0300A2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #0300A2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #0300A2

.text { color: #0300A2; }
.background { background-color: #0300A2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #0300A2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(3, 0, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(241, 100%, 32%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #0300A2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(3, 0, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #0300A2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(3, 0, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#0300A2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#0300A2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #0300A2

#020094#020085#02007A#02006B#02005C#01004D#01003D#010033#010024#000014

Tints of #0300A2

#0300C2#0400E6#0905FF#2C29FF#4A47FF#6966FF#8C8AFF#AAA8FF#CDCCFF#EBEBFF

Tones of #0300A2

#0E0B98#1A188C#252380#302F75#3B3A69#47465D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A0A300:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text13.77:1 AAA
Against black text1.53:1 Fails

Best text color on #0300A2: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #0300A2

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 #0300A2: ·

How #0300A2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #02027BDeuteranopia · #020271Tritanopia · #035C55

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:

Material Indigo 500 · #3F51B5Material Deep Purple 500 · #673AB7Tailwind slate 600 · #475569

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #0300A2 rather than the exact color:

Palette 0802a3
#0802A3 · #FF4B91 · #FF7676 · #FFCD4B
Palette 04009a
#04009A · #77ACF1 · #3EDBF0 · #C0FEFC
Palette 050c9c
#050C9C · #3572EF · #3ABEF9 · #A7E6FF
Palette 11009e
#11009E · #4942E4 · #E6B9DE · #FAE7F3
Palette 00028c
#00028C · #21AA93 · #01676B · #FFC3E7
Modern Monsoon
#1311A2 · #716BEF · #E8EA3B · #F5F0C4

Similar colors

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

#0802A3#04009A#050C9C#11009E#00028C#1311A2#1A05A2#0E11B0#1116A9#0B1B9F#10128E#1F06AC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #0300A1  ·  #0300A3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #0300A2?

#0300A2 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 3, 0, 162). Its closest standard named color is DarkBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #0300A2?

#0300A2 is RGB 3, 0, 162 — HSL 241°, 100%, 32% — CMYK 98%, 100%, 0%, 36%.

What colors go with #0300A2?

Its complement is #A0A300; analogous partners are #004FA3 and #5400A3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #0300A2 for text?

White text on #0300A2 has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.53:1.