Palettes / Colors / #032CB5

#032CB5 — Vivid Blue

#032CB5 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 #032CB5 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.

#032CB5 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 #B58B03; it also sits naturally between #0385B5 and #3203B5. 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 17% · Blue 71%

Cyan 98% · Magenta 76% · Yellow 0% · Key 29%

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

Previews

CSS code for #032CB5

.text { color: #032CB5; }
.background { background-color: #032CB5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #032CB5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(3, 44, 181); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(226, 97%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #032CB5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(3, 44, 181, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #032CB5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(3, 44, 181, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#032CB5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#032CB5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #032CB5

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B58B03:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #032CB5: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #032CB5

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 #032CB5 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 #032CB5 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

← #032CB4  ·  #032CB6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #032CB5?

#032CB5 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 3, 44, 181). Its closest standard named color is DarkBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #032CB5?

#032CB5 is RGB 3, 44, 181 — HSL 226°, 97%, 36% — CMYK 98%, 76%, 0%, 29%.

What colors go with #032CB5?

Its complement is #B58B03; analogous partners are #0385B5 and #3203B5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #032CB5 for text?

White text on #032CB5 has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.03:1.