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#00488b color: Lady of the Night

#00488b is rgb(0, 72, 139) in RGB and oklch(40.411% 0.12763 253.758) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

40.4%
0.128
254°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.13:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.30:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #00488b

#00488b is a deep dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 40.4% lightness, 0.128 chroma and a hue of 254°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.13:1 contrast and black text 2.3:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lady of the Night (#05498b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #00488b mixed with white

  1. 00488b
  2. 245a97
  3. 3d6ca3
  4. 557eaf
  5. 6c90bb
  6. 84a2c7
  7. 9cb4d2
  8. b4c6dd
  9. cdd9e9
  10. e6ecf4

Darker: #00488b mixed with black

  1. 00488b
  2. 003d78
  3. 003366
  4. 002954
  5. 001f43
  6. 001632
  7. 000d23
  8. 000614
  9. 000207
  10. 000001

Calmer: #00488b with less saturation

  1. 00488b
  2. 104985
  3. 1a497e
  4. 234a78
  5. 294a71
  6. 304a6b
  7. 354a64
  8. 3a4a5d
  9. 3f4a57
  10. 444950

Questions about #00488b

What color is #00488b?

#00488b is deep dark blue. The closest named color is Lady of the Night. In RGB it is rgb(0, 72, 139), in HSL hsl(208.92, 100%, 27.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.411% 0.12763 253.758).

What colors go well with #00488b?

The complementary color of #00488b is #6a3d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00536f and #433a8a. The triadic partners are #7f2134 and #295600.

Is white or black text more readable on #00488b?

White text reads better on #00488b: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and black gives 2.3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #00488b a warm or cool color?

#00488b is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 254 degrees, its lightness 40.4% and its chroma 0.128.