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#005AB7

#005AB7 is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Denim. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 35.3% green, and 71.8% blue. Its hue is 210°, with 100% saturation and 36% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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White text on this color

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This color as text on black

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How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #005AB7 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#005AB7
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #005AB7

What color is #005AB7?

#005AB7 is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Denim. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 35.3% green, and 71.8% blue. Its hue is 210°, with 100% saturation and 36% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

What is #005AB7 in RGB?

#005AB7 is rgb(0, 90, 183): 0 red, 90 green, and 183 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #005AB7 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(100, 51, 0, 28). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #005AB7?

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 #005AB7?

Its complement #924800 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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