Palettes / Colors / #030D9A

#030D9A — Vivid Blue

#030D9A 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 #030D9A 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.

#030D9A 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 #9B9103; it also sits naturally between #03599B and #45039B. 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 1% · Green 5% · Blue 60%

Cyan 98% · Magenta 92% · Yellow 0% · Key 40%

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

Previews

CSS code for #030D9A

.text { color: #030D9A; }
.background { background-color: #030D9A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #030D9A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(3, 13, 154); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(236, 96%, 31%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #030D9A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(3, 13, 154, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #030D9A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(3, 13, 154, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#030D9A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#030D9A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9B9103:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #030D9A: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #030D9A

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:

How #030D9A 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 #030D9A 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

← #030D99  ·  #030D9B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #030D9A?

#030D9A is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 3, 13, 154). Its closest standard named color is DarkBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #030D9A?

#030D9A is RGB 3, 13, 154 — HSL 236°, 96%, 31% — CMYK 98%, 92%, 0%, 40%.

What colors go with #030D9A?

Its complement is #9B9103; analogous partners are #03599B and #45039B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #030D9A for text?

White text on #030D9A has a contrast ratio of 13.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.53:1.