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003CD6

#003CD6 closest to Sapphire Glitter

#003CD6 is a dark, vivid blue; the closest named color is Sapphire Glitter. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 23.5% green and 83.9% blue (rgb(0, 60, 214)). Its HSL value is 223° hue, 100% saturation and 42% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 72% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black. #003CD6 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.02:1.

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Variations of #003CD6

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#003CD6 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#003CD6 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #003CD6 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0047D3
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #005ADB
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0052D9
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0047D3
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #0045D5
  • Tritanopia 64% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #006985
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #0052B7
  • Achromatopsia 52% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #505050
  • Achromatomaly 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #464C83

#003CD6 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.02:1 Very good#003CD6 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.62:1 Very poor#003CD6 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#003CD6 in CSS

/* Sapphire Glitter */
.color { color: #003CD6; }
.background { background-color: #003CD6; }
.border { border: 1px solid #003CD6; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 60 214);
color: hsl(223 100% 42%);
color: oklch(0.451 0.238 263.4);

#003CD6 FAQ

What color is #003CD6?

#003CD6 is a dark, vivid blue. Its closest named color is Sapphire Glitter. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #003CD6?

#003CD6 is rgb(0, 60, 214) in RGB, hsl(223, 100%, 42%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 72%, 0%, 16%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #003CD6?

The complementary color of #003CD6 is #D69A00, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #003CD6?

White text has the best contrast on #003CD6: 8.02:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #003CD6 a warm or cool color?

#003CD6 is a cool color.