Close to Yale Blue
#00519F
#00519F is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Yale Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 31.8% green, and 62.4% blue. Its hue is 209°, 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 #00519F.
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
7.84:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.68:1 FailThis color as text on white
7.84:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.68:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #00519F as they’d see it.
#00519F 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 #00519F
What color is #00519F?
#00519F is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Yale Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 31.8% green, and 62.4% blue. Its hue is 209°, with 100% saturation and 31% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #00519F in RGB?
#00519F is rgb(0, 81, 159): 0 red, 81 green, and 159 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #00519F in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(100, 49, 0, 38). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #00519F?
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 #00519F?
Its complement #814006 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.