Palettes / Colors / #03328F

#03328F — Vivid Blue

#03328F is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color MidnightBlue (#191970). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: midnightblue (#191970) — not an exact match. CSS midnightblue gives you #191970, a different color; use #03328F 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.

#03328F 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 #916203; it also sits naturally between #037991 and #1B0391. 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 20% · Blue 56%

Cyan 98% · Magenta 65% · Yellow 0% · Key 44%

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

Previews

CSS code for #03328F

.text { color: #03328F; }
.background { background-color: #03328F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #03328F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(3, 50, 143); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(220, 96%, 29%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #03328F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(3, 50, 143, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #03328F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(3, 50, 143, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#03328F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#03328F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #916203:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #03328F: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #03328F

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 #03328F 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 #03328F 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

← #03328E  ·  #033290 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #03328F?

#03328F is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 3, 50, 143). Its closest standard named color is MidnightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #03328F?

#03328F is RGB 3, 50, 143 — HSL 220°, 96%, 29% — CMYK 98%, 65%, 0%, 44%.

What colors go with #03328F?

Its complement is #916203; analogous partners are #037991 and #1B0391. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #03328F for text?

White text on #03328F has a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.86:1.