Close to Yale Blue
#005490
#005490 is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Yale Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 32.9% green, and 56.5% blue. Its hue is 205°, with 100% saturation and 28% 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 #005490.
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
7.86:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.67:1 FailThis color as text on white
7.86:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.67:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #005490 as they’d see it.
#005490 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 #005490
What color is #005490?
#005490 is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Yale Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 32.9% green, and 56.5% blue. Its hue is 205°, with 100% saturation and 28% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #005490 in RGB?
#005490 is rgb(0, 84, 144): 0 red, 84 green, and 144 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #005490 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(100, 42, 0, 44). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #005490?
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 #005490?
Its complement #7D421E gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.