Information about Trafalgar Blue color

#00203C - Trafalgar Blue color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#00203C, known as "Trafalgar Blue", falls into the Azure Color Family — Full Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(0, 32, 60) — 0% red, 12.5% green, 23.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 24 / 11 / 0 / 76. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#00203C is a maximally vivid steel-blue azure that leans clearly toward the dark side. It is a natural fit for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Maastricht Blue (#001C3D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dallas Cowboys Blue (#041E42) and Tangaroa (#03163C).

In RGB terms — rgb(0, 32, 60) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #00203C: 16.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.3:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:76), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. The name "Trafalgar Blue" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Trafalgar Blue color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Trafalgar Blue color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Trafalgar Blue

#00203C
#005096

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#0080F0

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#4BABFF

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#A5D5FF

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White

#FFFFFF

Trafalgar Blue color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Trafalgar Blue

#00203C
#001A30

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#001324

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#000D18

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#00060C

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Black

#000000

Trafalgar Blue color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Trafalgar Blue

#00203C
#093459

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#1B486E

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#355B7C

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#566D81

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Grey

#808080

Trafalgar Blue color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#28003D

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#10003D

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#00083D

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Trafalgar Blue

#00203C
#00393D

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#003D28

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#003D10

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Trafalgar Blue color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
#00203C
Trafalgar Blue

#00203C

#3D1D00
#3D1D00

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#00203C
Trafalgar Blue

#00203C

#3D3B00
#3D3B00

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#3D0002
#3D0002

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
#00023D
#00023D

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#00203C
Trafalgar Blue

#00203C

#003D3B
#003D3B

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#00203C
Trafalgar Blue

#00203C

#3D0021
#3D0021

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#213D00
#213D00

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#00203C
Trafalgar Blue

#00203C

#1D003D
#1D003D

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#3D1D00
#3D1D00

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#213D00
#213D00

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
#00203C
Trafalgar Blue

#00203C

#3B003D
#3B003D

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#3D1D00
#3D1D00

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#023D00
#023D00

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Nearest named colors to Trafalgar Blue

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Maastricht Blue color link
Maastricht Blue

#001C3D

Dallas Cowboys Blue color link
Dallas Cowboys Blue

#041E42

Tangaroa color link
Tangaroa

#03163C

Oxford Blue color link
Oxford Blue

#002147

Navy color link
Navy

#01153E

Cetacean Blue color link
Cetacean Blue

#001440

Titans Navy color link
Titans Navy

#0C2340

Daintree color link
Daintree

#012731

Enchanted Teal color link
Enchanted Teal

#002D39

BMA Blue color link
BMA Blue

#00113F

Deep Cove color link
Deep Cove

#051040

Loch Ness color link
Loch Ness

#072F37

Trafalgar Blue color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#00203C
  • RGB0, 32, 60
  • CMYK24, 11, 0, 76
  • CSSrgb(0, 32, 60)
  • HSL208°, 100%, 12%
  • HSL Precise208°, 100%, 11.765%
  • HSV208°, 100%, 24%
  • HSB208°, 100%, 24%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.125
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.235
  • GLSLvec3(0.000, 0.125, 0.235)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.000, 0.125, 0.235, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.000, 0.125, 0.235)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB0%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB12.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID00203C
  • DECIMAL ID8252
  • Name Length14
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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