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#00538C Dallas Mavericks Blue
#00538C is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Sapphire Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 32.5% green, and 54.9% blue. Its hue is 204°, with 100% saturation and 27% 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 #00538C.
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
8.03:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.62:1 FailThis color as text on white
8.03:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.62:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #00538C as they’d see it.
#00538C 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 Dallas Mavericks use #00538C as their blue. Here is the full team palette.
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Questions about #00538C
What color is #00538C?
#00538C is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Sapphire Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 32.5% green, and 54.9% blue. Its hue is 204°, with 100% saturation and 27% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #00538C in RGB?
#00538C is rgb(0, 83, 140): 0 red, 83 green, and 140 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #00538C in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(100, 41, 0, 45). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #00538C?
PANTONE 7462 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #00538C?
Its complement #7A4120 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.