What color is #004BCD?

#004BCD is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Flying Fish Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #004BCD?

The RGB value is 0, 75, 205: 0 red, 75 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #004BCD?

The complementary color is #CD8200, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #004BCD?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#004BCD color

#004BCD rgb(0, 75, 205)

Shades of blue

The hex color #004BCD is a vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 29.4% green and 80.4% blue (0, 75, 205).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 100% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Flying Fish Blue (#024ACA), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#004BCD color codes

HEX	`#004BCD`
RGB	`rgb(0, 75, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 29.4%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 100%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 100%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 63%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.81, 33.43, -71.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.81, 79.25, 294.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.532, 9.438, 58.854)`
Decimal	`19405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #004BCD, 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 #004BCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#004BCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #004BCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #004bcd; }
.text { color: #004bcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #004bcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 75 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #004bcd, #1b00cd); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #004BCD?: #004BCD is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Flying Fish Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #004BCD?: The RGB value is 0, 75, 205: 0 red, 75 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #004BCD?: The complementary color is #CD8200, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #004BCD?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.