What color is #00499F?

#00499F 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 #00499F?

The RGB value is 0, 73, 159: 0 red, 73 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00499F?

The complementary color is #9F5600, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00499F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00499F color

#00499F rgb(0, 73, 159)

Shades of blue

The hex color #00499F is a dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 28.6% green and 62.4% blue (0, 73, 159).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 100% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047AB), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.56:1).

#00499F color codes

HEX	`#00499F`
RGB	`rgb(0, 73, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 28.6%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 100%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 100%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 54%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.41, 16.15, -51.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.41, 54.34, 287.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.638, 7.267, 33.742)`
Decimal	`18847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00499F, 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 #00499F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00499F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	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 #00499F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00499f; }
.text { color: #00499f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00499f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 73 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00499f, #06009f); }

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Questions

What color is #00499F?: #00499F 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 #00499F?: The RGB value is 0, 73, 159: 0 red, 73 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00499F?: The complementary color is #9F5600, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00499F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.