Palettes / Colors / #032A96

#032A96 — Vivid Blue

#032A96 is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DarkBlue (#00008B). It belongs to the blue family.

#032A96 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 #966F03; it also sits naturally between #037496 and #250396. 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 16% · Blue 59%

Cyan 98% · Magenta 72% · Yellow 0% · Key 41%

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

Previews

CSS code for #032A96

.text { color: #032A96; }
.background { background-color: #032A96; }
.border { border: 3px solid #032A96; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(3, 42, 150); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(224, 96%, 30%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #032A96; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(3, 42, 150, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #032A96; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(3, 42, 150, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#032A96">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#032A96">Div content here</div>

Shades of #032A96

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #966F03:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #032A96: #FFFFFF.

How #032A96 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 #032A96 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #032A96?

#032A96 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 3, 42, 150). Its closest standard named color is DarkBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #032A96?

#032A96 is RGB 3, 42, 150 — HSL 224°, 96%, 30% — CMYK 98%, 72%, 0%, 41%.

What colors go with #032A96?

Its complement is #966F03; analogous partners are #037496 and #250396. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #032A96 for text?

White text on #032A96 has a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.78:1.