What color is #004480?

#004480 is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Pacific Depths. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #004480?

The RGB value is 0, 68, 128: 0 red, 68 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #004480?

The complementary color is #803C00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #004480?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#004480 color

#004480 rgb(0, 68, 128)

Shades of blue

The hex color #004480 is a dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 26.7% green and 50.2% blue (0, 68, 128).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 100% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Pacific Depths (#004488), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.82:1).

#004480 color codes

HEX	`#004480`
RGB	`rgb(0, 68, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 26.7%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 100%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 100%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 47%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.62, 6.33, -38.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.62, 39.5, 279.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.962, 5.692, 21.202)`
Decimal	`17536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #004480, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #004480	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#004480 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #004480 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #004480; }
.text { color: #004480; }
.border { border: 2px solid #004480; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 68 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #004480, #000480); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

Questions

What color is #004480?: #004480 is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Pacific Depths. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #004480?: The RGB value is 0, 68, 128: 0 red, 68 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #004480?: The complementary color is #803C00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #004480?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.