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#03559a color: Standing Waters

#03559a is rgb(3, 85, 154) in RGB and oklch(44.675% 0.13164 251.926) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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207°
100%

44.7%
0.132
252°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • sky-800
  • Black 40%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.58:1Readable · AA
Lc -91
Black text
2.77:1Hard to read
Lc 18

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About #03559a

#03559a is a deep dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 44.7% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 252°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.58:1 contrast and black text 2.77:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Standing Waters (#005599). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #03559a mixed with white

  1. 03559a
  2. 2966a5
  3. 4277af
  4. 5a87ba
  5. 7198c4
  6. 88a9ce
  7. 9fbad8
  8. b7cbe2
  9. cedcec
  10. e7edf6

Darker: #03559a mixed with black

  1. 03559a
  2. 024985
  3. 023d71
  4. 01315e
  5. 01264b
  6. 001c39
  7. 001127
  8. 000817
  9. 000209
  10. 000001

Calmer: #03559a with less saturation

  1. 03559a
  2. 165693
  3. 21568c
  4. 2a5686
  5. 32577f
  6. 395778
  7. 3f5671
  8. 45566a
  9. 4a5663
  10. 4f555c

Questions about #03559a

What color is #03559a?

#03559a is deep dark blue. The closest named color is Standing Waters. In RGB it is rgb(3, 85, 154), in HSL hsl(207.42, 96.18%, 30.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.675% 0.13164 251.926).

What colors go well with #03559a?

The complementary color of #03559a is #7a4700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00607d and #4b479a. The triadic partners are #8e2c41 and #376200.

Is white or black text more readable on #03559a?

White text reads better on #03559a: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and black gives 2.77:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #03559a a warm or cool color?

#03559a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 252 degrees, its lightness 44.7% and its chroma 0.132.