Palettes / Colors / #032D95

#032D95 — Vivid Blue

#032D95 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 #032D95 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.

#032D95 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 #966C03; it also sits naturally between #037696 and #230396. 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 18% · Blue 58%

Cyan 98% · Magenta 70% · Yellow 0% · Key 42%

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

Previews

CSS code for #032D95

.text { color: #032D95; }
.background { background-color: #032D95; }
.border { border: 3px solid #032D95; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(3, 45, 149); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(223, 96%, 30%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #032D95; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(3, 45, 149, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #032D95; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(3, 45, 149, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#032D95">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#032D95">Div content here</div>

Shades of #032D95

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #966C03:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #032D95: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #032D95

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 #032D95 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 #032D95 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 #032D95?

#032D95 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 3, 45, 149). Its closest standard named color is DarkBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #032D95?

#032D95 is RGB 3, 45, 149 — HSL 223°, 96%, 30% — CMYK 98%, 70%, 0%, 42%.

What colors go with #032D95?

Its complement is #966C03; analogous partners are #037696 and #230396. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #032D95 for text?

White text on #032D95 has a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.81:1.