What color is #004BA2?

#004BA2 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 #004BA2?

The RGB value is 0, 75, 162: 0 red, 75 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #004BA2?

The complementary color is #A25700, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #004BA2?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#004BA2 color

#004BA2 rgb(0, 75, 162)

Shades of blue

The hex color #004BA2 is a dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 29.4% green and 63.5% blue (0, 75, 162).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 100% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047AB), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.31:1).

#004BA2 color codes

HEX	`#004BA2`
RGB	`rgb(0, 75, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 29.4%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 100%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 100%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 54%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.22, 16.04, -52.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.22, 54.77, 287.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.035, 7.64, 35.174)`
Decimal	`19362`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #004BA2, 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 #004BA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#004BA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #004BA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #004ba2; }
.text { color: #004ba2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #004ba2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 75 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #004ba2, #0600a2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #004BA2?: #004BA2 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 #004BA2?: The RGB value is 0, 75, 162: 0 red, 75 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #004BA2?: The complementary color is #A25700, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #004BA2?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.