Exploring the Color #03064F

#03064F sits at 238° on the color wheel, placing it in the blue family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 93% saturation and 16% lightness, it reads as a fully saturated, deep tone — a weighted, dramatic presence with deep undertones. Its RGB mix of 3, 6, 79 produces a 18.38:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #03064F is a clear variant of CSS navy — about 49 units away from #000080. Designers reach for blue hues at this saturation when the brief calls for bold, immediate signal, and at this lightness when they want weight, depth, and grounded contrast. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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