Close to Steel Blue
#047BB3
#047BB3 is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Steel Blue. In RGB it’s made of 1.6% red, 48.2% green, and 70.2% blue. Its hue is 199°, with 96% saturation and 36% 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 #047BB3.
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
4.68:1 AABlack text on this color
4.49:1 AA LargeThis color as text on white
4.68:1 AAThis color as text on black
4.49:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #047BB3 as they’d see it.
#047BB3 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #047BB3
What color is #047BB3?
#047BB3 is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Steel Blue. In RGB it’s made of 1.6% red, 48.2% green, and 70.2% blue. Its hue is 199°, with 96% saturation and 36% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #047BB3 in RGB?
#047BB3 is rgb(4, 123, 179): 4 red, 123 green, and 179 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #047BB3 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(98, 31, 0, 30). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #047BB3?
PANTONE 7461 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #047BB3?
Its complement #A86245 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.