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#045fa3 color: Directoire Blue

#045fa3 is rgb(4, 95, 163) in RGB and oklch(47.704% 0.13184 249.622) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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206°
100%

47.7%
0.132
250°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.62:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.17:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #045fa3

#045fa3 is a deep dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 47.7% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.62:1 contrast and black text 3.17:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Directoire Blue (#0061a8). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #045fa3 mixed with white

  1. 045fa3
  2. 2c6fad
  3. 467fb7
  4. 5d8fc0
  5. 749eca
  6. 8baed3
  7. a2bedc
  8. b9cee5
  9. d0deee
  10. e7eff6

Darker: #045fa3 mixed with black

  1. 045fa3
  2. 03528d
  3. 024478
  4. 013863
  5. 012c4f
  6. 00203c
  7. 00152a
  8. 000a19
  9. 00030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #045fa3 with less saturation

  1. 045fa3
  2. 1a5f9c
  3. 266095
  4. 30608e
  5. 386088
  6. 3f6081
  7. 465f7a
  8. 4c5f73
  9. 525e6b
  10. 575e64

Questions about #045fa3

What color is #045fa3?

#045fa3 is deep dark blue. The closest named color is Directoire Blue. In RGB it is rgb(4, 95, 163), in HSL hsl(205.66, 95.21%, 32.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.704% 0.13184 249.622).

What colors go well with #045fa3?

The complementary color of #045fa3 is #884d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006986 and #5051a5. The triadic partners are #97364c and #446a00.

Is white or black text more readable on #045fa3?

White text reads better on #045fa3: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and black gives 3.17:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #045fa3 a warm or cool color?

#045fa3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 47.7% and its chroma 0.132.