What color is #004DA8?

#004DA8 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 #004DA8?

The RGB value is 0, 77, 168: 0 red, 77 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #004DA8?

The complementary color is #A85B00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #004DA8?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#004DA8 color

#004DA8 rgb(0, 77, 168)

Shades of blue

The hex color #004DA8 is a dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 30.2% green and 65.9% blue (0, 77, 168).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 100% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047AB), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.99:1).

#004DA8 color codes

HEX	`#004DA8`
RGB	`rgb(0, 77, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 30.2%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 100%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 100%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 54%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.26, 17.18, -54.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.26, 56.93, 287.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.719, 8.134, 38.096)`
Decimal	`19880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #004DA8, 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 #004DA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#004DA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #004DA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #004da8; }
.text { color: #004da8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #004da8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 77 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #004da8, #0700a8); }

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Questions

What color is #004DA8?: #004DA8 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 #004DA8?: The RGB value is 0, 77, 168: 0 red, 77 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #004DA8?: The complementary color is #A85B00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #004DA8?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.