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#004a8a color: Lady of the Night

#004a8a is rgb(0, 74, 138) in RGB and oklch(40.818% 0.12382 252.462) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

40.8%
0.124
252°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • sky-900
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.95:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.35:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #004a8a

#004a8a is a deep dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 40.8% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 252°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.95:1 contrast and black text 2.35:1, so white text reads better.

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

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #004a8a mixed with white

  1. 004a8a
  2. 245c96
  3. 3e6da2
  4. 557fae
  5. 6d91ba
  6. 84a3c6
  7. 9cb5d1
  8. b4c7dd
  9. cdd9e8
  10. e6ecf4

Darker: #004a8a mixed with black

  1. 004a8a
  2. 003f77
  3. 003565
  4. 002a53
  5. 002042
  6. 001732
  7. 000e22
  8. 000614
  9. 000207
  10. 000001

Calmer: #004a8a with less saturation

  1. 004a8a
  2. 114b84
  3. 1b4b7e
  4. 234c77
  5. 2a4c71
  6. 314c6b
  7. 364c64
  8. 3b4b5e
  9. 404b57
  10. 454a51

Questions about #004a8a

What color is #004a8a?

#004a8a is deep dark blue. The closest named color is Lady of the Night. In RGB it is rgb(0, 74, 138), in HSL hsl(207.83, 100%, 27.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.818% 0.12382 252.462).

What colors go well with #004a8a?

The complementary color of #004a8a is #6c3e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00546f and #423d8a. The triadic partners are #7f2437 and #2e5700.

Is white or black text more readable on #004a8a?

White text reads better on #004a8a: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 and black gives 2.35:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #004a8a a warm or cool color?

#004a8a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 252 degrees, its lightness 40.8% and its chroma 0.124.