Dark blue
#003482
#003482 is a dark blue with high intensity, at step 800 of its 50–950 scale. White text on it has a contrast of 11.6:1. It is readable as text on white (11.6:1).
#003482 shades and tints
Eleven steps from 50 to 950 with #003482 kept exactly at step 800. Lightness steps are even to the eye, and intensity tapers toward the lightest and darkest steps.
- 50 F2F7FF
- 100 E0ECFF
- 200 C4DBFF
- 300 9AC1FF
- 400 6FA3F8
- 500 5286DC
- 600 396BBD
- 700 23529E
- 800 003482
- 900 022761
- 950 00153E
Tailwind CSS v4 theme
@theme { --color-blue-50: #f2f7ff; --color-blue-100: #e0ecff; --color-blue-200: #c4dbff; --color-blue-300: #9ac1ff; --color-blue-400: #6fa3f8; --color-blue-500: #5286dc; --color-blue-600: #396bbd; --color-blue-700: #23529e; --color-blue-800: #003482; --color-blue-900: #022761; --color-blue-950: #00153e;}Is #003482 readable?
Contrast for text on #003482 and for #003482 used as text. WCAG 2.2 asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text; APCA Lc rates how comfortable the text is to read.
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
White text on it
AAA · 11.6APCA Lc 100 · Ideal for body text
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
Dark text on it
Fail · 1.6APCA Lc 7 · Not readable
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
As text on white
AAA · 11.6APCA Lc 96 · Ideal for body text
- AaThe quick brown foxClosest readable: #487BD0 · 4.5:1 Check in contrast tool
As text on a dark background
Fail · 1.6APCA Lc 0 · Not readable
Color palettes with #003482
Six palettes built around #003482, each starting from the exact color. Open one in the palette tool to adjust it or get more options.
- Analogous#003482 · #9F96F3 · #00AAD1 · #FCD7FF · #1B2029
- Complementary#003482 · #E0A622 · #D8AA2B · #D6E7FF · #292C32
- Split complementary#003482 · #BD6E2F · #8EC54B · #D6E9FF · #1B2027
- Triadic#003482 · #C75E5A · #6BBA5A · #C2D4FF · #27313E
- Tetradic#003482 · #B06F90 · #E0AE00 · #A7FFD7 · #20262F
- Monochromatic#003482 · #5882D5 · #5CA3FF · #DBE6FF · #20242A
#003482 as a brand color
What a UI color system built from #003482 looks like: brand, neutral and status scales, with light and dark tokens that pass WCAG.
Brand
- Brand 50, #F2F7FF
- Brand 100, #E0ECFF
- Brand 200, #C4DBFF
- Brand 300, #9AC1FF
- Brand 400, #6FA3F8
- Brand 500, #5286DC
- Brand 600, #396BBD
- Brand 700, #23529E
- Brand 800, #003482
- Brand 900, #022761
- Brand 950, #00153E
Neutral
- Neutral 50, #F9FAFB
- Neutral 100, #F3F4F6
- Neutral 200, #E3E5E8
- Neutral 300, #D1D4D9
- Neutral 400, #9DA1A8
- Neutral 500, #6F747B
- Neutral 600, #50545C
- Neutral 700, #3C4147
- Neutral 800, #24282E
- Neutral 900, #15181E
- Neutral 950, #070A0F
Success
- Success 50, #E3FFEE
- Success 100, #B4FFD6
- Success 200, #94F0C0
- Success 300, #70D8A4
- Success 400, #48BC86
- Success 500, #009863
- Success 600, #008254
- Success 700, #006641
- Success 800, #004D30
- Success 900, #003520
- Success 950, #001F10
Warning
- Warning 50, #FFF5EB
- Warning 100, #FFE7CE
- Warning 200, #FFCF9D
- Warning 300, #FCAC4B
- Warning 400, #EB940E
- Warning 500, #BD7500
- Warning 600, #995E00
- Warning 700, #784900
- Warning 800, #5B3600
- Warning 900, #402400
- Warning 950, #261300
Danger
- Danger 50, #FFF4F3
- Danger 100, #FFE4E2
- Danger 200, #FFCAC7
- Danger 300, #FFA29F
- Danger 400, #FF6D6F
- Danger 500, #EA3F4B
- Danger 600, #CF1E35
- Danger 700, #A20022
- Danger 800, #7C0017
- Danger 900, #58000E
- Danger 950, #360005
Info
- Info 50, #F1F7FF
- Info 100, #DEEDFF
- Info 200, #BEDCFF
- Info 300, #90C4FF
- Info 400, #59A7FB
- Info 500, #398ADF
- Info 600, #2276C9
- Info 700, #00559D
- Info 800, #004078
- Info 900, #002B55
- Info 950, #001834
- Primary buttons use Brand 800 with white text, at 11.6:1.
- In dark mode primary lifts to Brand 500 so it reads on the dark background, at 5.5:1.
- Neutrals carry a hint of its hue, so grays, borders and surfaces feel related to the brand.
- Success, warning, danger and info lean toward its hue and stay easy to tell apart.
Colors related to #003482
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