Close to Indigo Dye
#014F77
#014F77 is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Indigo Dye. In RGB it’s made of 0.4% red, 31% green, and 46.7% blue. Its hue is 200°, with 98% saturation and 24% 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 #014F77.
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
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2.39:1 FailThis color as text on white
8.80:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.39:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #014F77 as they’d see it.
#014F77 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 #014F77
What color is #014F77?
#014F77 is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Indigo Dye. In RGB it’s made of 0.4% red, 31% green, and 46.7% blue. Its hue is 200°, with 98% saturation and 24% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #014F77 in RGB?
#014F77 is rgb(1, 79, 119): 1 red, 79 green, and 119 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #014F77 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(99, 34, 0, 53). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #014F77?
PANTONE 3025 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #014F77?
Its complement #6E3E28 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.