What color is #004589?

#004589 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 #004589?

The RGB value is 0, 69, 137: 0 red, 69 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #004589?

The complementary color is #894400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #004589?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#004589 color

#004589 rgb(0, 69, 137)

Shades of blue

The hex color #004589 is a dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 27.1% green and 53.7% blue (0, 69, 137).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 100% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Pacific Depths (#004488), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.49:1).

#004589 color codes

HEX	`#004589`
RGB	`rgb(0, 69, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 27.1%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 100%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 100%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 50%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.57, 9.54, -43.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.57, 44.1, 282.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.642, 6.061, 24.482)`
Decimal	`17801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #004589, 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 #004589	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#004589 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #004589 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #004589; }
.text { color: #004589; }
.border { border: 2px solid #004589; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 69 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #004589, #000189); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

Questions

What color is #004589?: #004589 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 #004589?: The RGB value is 0, 69, 137: 0 red, 69 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #004589?: The complementary color is #894400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #004589?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.