Close to Yale Blue
#004C9C
#004C9C is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Yale Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 29.8% green, and 61.2% blue. Its hue is 211°, with 100% saturation and 31% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #004C9C.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
8.35:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.51:1 FailThis color as text on white
8.35:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.51:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #004C9C as they’d see it.
#004C9C in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #004C9C
What color is #004C9C?
#004C9C is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Yale Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 29.8% green, and 61.2% blue. Its hue is 211°, with 100% saturation and 31% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #004C9C in RGB?
#004C9C is rgb(0, 76, 156): 0 red, 76 green, and 156 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #004C9C in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(100, 51, 0, 39). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #004C9C?
PANTONE 300 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #004C9C?
Its complement #7B3D00 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.