Blue
#003ECB
#003ECB is a blue with high intensity, at step 700 of its 50–950 scale. White text on it has a contrast of 8.2:1. It is readable as text on white (8.2:1).
#003ECB shades and tints
Eleven steps from 50 to 950 with #003ECB kept exactly at step 700. Lightness steps are even to the eye, and intensity tapers toward the lightest and darkest steps.
- 50 F3F7FF
- 100 E1ECFF
- 200 C6DAFF
- 300 9EBFFF
- 400 71A0FF
- 500 427FFF
- 600 205EEA
- 700 003ECB
- 800 002FA0
- 900 001F72
- 950 001047
Tailwind CSS v4 theme
@theme { --color-blue-50: #f3f7ff; --color-blue-100: #e1ecff; --color-blue-200: #c6daff; --color-blue-300: #9ebfff; --color-blue-400: #71a0ff; --color-blue-500: #427fff; --color-blue-600: #205eea; --color-blue-700: #003ecb; --color-blue-800: #002fa0; --color-blue-900: #001f72; --color-blue-950: #001047;}Is #003ECB readable?
Contrast for text on #003ECB and for #003ECB 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 · 8.2APCA Lc 92 · Ideal for body text
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
Dark text on it
Fail · 2.3APCA Lc 16 · Dividers and decoration only
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
As text on white
AAA · 8.2APCA Lc 87 · Body text
- AaThe quick brown foxClosest readable: #3273FF · 4.5:1 Check in contrast tool
As text on a dark background
Fail · 2.3APCA Lc 14 · Not readable
Color palettes with #003ECB
Six palettes built around #003ECB, each starting from the exact color. Open one in the palette tool to adjust it or get more options.
- Analogous#003ECB · #907FC4 · #48C8FF · #F5D9FF · #232C3B
- Complementary#003ECB · #D4AC34 · #DAA900 · #C8DDFF · #262F3B
- Split complementary#003ECB · #BA6D1F · #96CC55 · #C3DCFF · #292E35
- Triadic#003ECB · #D48183 · #5ABA4A · #D9E4FF · #23262B
- Tetradic#003ECB · #CF69A2 · #E7AA00 · #BCF4DF · #222933
- Monochromatic#003ECB · #7097E0 · #82A6FF · #DEEAFF · #1E2331
#003ECB as a brand color
What a UI color system built from #003ECB looks like: brand, neutral and status scales, with light and dark tokens that pass WCAG.
Brand
- Brand 50, #F3F7FF
- Brand 100, #E1ECFF
- Brand 200, #C6DAFF
- Brand 300, #9EBFFF
- Brand 400, #71A0FF
- Brand 500, #427FFF
- Brand 600, #205EEA
- Brand 700, #003ECB
- Brand 800, #002FA0
- Brand 900, #001F72
- Brand 950, #001047
Neutral
- Neutral 50, #F9FAFB
- Neutral 100, #F3F4F6
- Neutral 200, #E3E5E8
- Neutral 300, #D2D4D9
- Neutral 400, #9DA1A8
- Neutral 500, #6F737B
- Neutral 600, #50545C
- Neutral 700, #3D4047
- Neutral 800, #25282E
- Neutral 900, #15181E
- Neutral 950, #080A0F
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, #FDAB48
- Warning 400, #EC9400
- 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, #F03345
- Danger 600, #D60030
- Danger 700, #A20022
- Danger 800, #7C0017
- Danger 900, #58000E
- Danger 950, #360005
Info
- Info 50, #F1F7FF
- Info 100, #DEEDFF
- Info 200, #C0DCFF
- Info 300, #92C3FF
- Info 400, #5AA6FF
- Info 500, #2988EE
- Info 600, #0673D8
- Info 700, #0054A2
- Info 800, #003F7C
- Info 900, #002B57
- Info 950, #001836
- Primary buttons use Brand 700 with white text, at 8.2:1.
- In dark mode primary lifts to Brand 500 so it reads on the dark background, at 5.4:1.
- 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 #003ECB
Lighter and darker versions, its complementary color, neighbors on the color wheel and softer variants.