Palettes / Colors / #033996

#033996 — Vivid Blue

#033996 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 #033996 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.

#033996 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 #966003; it also sits naturally between #038296 and #170396. 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 22% · Blue 59%

Cyan 98% · Magenta 62% · Yellow 0% · Key 41%

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

Previews

CSS code for #033996

.text { color: #033996; }
.background { background-color: #033996; }
.border { border: 3px solid #033996; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(3, 57, 150); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(218, 96%, 30%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #033996; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(3, 57, 150, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #033996; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(3, 57, 150, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#033996">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#033996">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #966003:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #033996: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #033996

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 #033996 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 #033996 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 #033996?

#033996 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 3, 57, 150). Its closest standard named color is MidnightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #033996?

#033996 is RGB 3, 57, 150 — HSL 218°, 96%, 30% — CMYK 98%, 62%, 0%, 41%.

What colors go with #033996?

Its complement is #966003; analogous partners are #038296 and #170396. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #033996 for text?

White text on #033996 has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.03:1.