#004b72

Color #004b72

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 20.12 Nearest Tailwind class sky-900 #024a70 · ΔE 0.4

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Conversions

HEX

#004b72

RGB

rgb(0, 75, 114)

HSL

hsl(200.5, 100%, 22.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200.5, 100%, 44.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 34.2%, 0%, 55.3%)

LAB

lab(30.03, -4.38, -27.98)

LCH

lch(30.03, 28.32, 261.1)

OKLCH

oklch(39.4%, 0.0913, 240.68)

HWB

hwb(200.5, 0%, 55.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#722700

Analogous

#007260

#004b72

#001272

Triadic

#004b72

#72004b

#4b7200

Split-complementary

#004b72

#720012

#726000

Tetradic

#004b72

#270072

#722700

#4b7200

Square

#004b72

#600072

#722700

#127200

Shades

Color #004b72 mixed toward black.

#003f5f

#00324c

#002639

#001926

#000d13

Tints

Color #004b72 mixed toward white.

#0077b4

#00a2f6

#39bbff

#7bd2ff

#bde8ff

Tones

Color #004b72 mixed toward gray.

#0a4869

#13455f

#1d4256

#263f4c

#303c43

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.25:1

White text reads better on this background (9.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#31316a · ΔE 15.1

Deuteranopia

#2d2868 · ΔE 16.9

Tritanopia

#0c6362 · ΔE 19.6

Achromatopsia

#474747 · ΔE 17.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #004b72;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#004b72]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#004b72 (#004b72) is rgb(0, 75, 114) in RGB.

No, #004b72 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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