What color is #0047A9?

#0047A9 is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Cobalt Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0047A9?

The RGB value is 0, 71, 169: 0 red, 71 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0047A9?

The complementary color is #A96200, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0047A9?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0047A9 color

#0047A9 rgb(0, 71, 169)

Shades of blue

The hex color #0047A9 is a dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 27.8% green and 66.3% blue (0, 71, 169).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 100% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047AB), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.49:1).

#0047A9 color codes

HEX	`#0047A9`
RGB	`rgb(0, 71, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 27.8%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 100%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 100%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 58%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.63, 21.69, -57.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.63, 61.47, 290.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.412, 7.37, 38.455)`
Decimal	`18345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0047A9, 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 #0047A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0047A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	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 #0047A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0047a9; }
.text { color: #0047a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0047a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 71 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0047a9, #0d00a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #0047A9?: #0047A9 is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Cobalt Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0047A9?: The RGB value is 0, 71, 169: 0 red, 71 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0047A9?: The complementary color is #A96200, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0047A9?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.