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#004687 Kansas City Royals Royal Blue
#004687 is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Yale Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 27.5% green, and 52.9% blue. Its hue is 209°, with 100% saturation and 26% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #004687.
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
9.43:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.23:1 FailThis color as text on white
9.43:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.23:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #004687 as they’d see it.
#004687 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
Get startedTeam colors
The Kansas City Royals use #004687 as their royal blue. Here is the full team palette.
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Questions about #004687
What color is #004687?
#004687 is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Yale Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 27.5% green, and 52.9% blue. Its hue is 209°, with 100% saturation and 26% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #004687 in RGB?
#004687 is rgb(0, 70, 135): 0 red, 70 green, and 135 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #004687 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(100, 48, 0, 47). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #004687?
PANTONE 301 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #004687?
Its complement #6E3709 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.