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#01579B Material Light Blue 900
#01579B is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Yale Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0.4% red, 34.1% green, and 60.8% blue. Its hue is 206°, with 99% saturation and 31% 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 #01579B.
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.
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2.84:1 FailThis color as text on white
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2.84:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #01579B as they’d see it.
#01579B 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 #01579B
What color is #01579B?
#01579B is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Yale Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0.4% red, 34.1% green, and 60.8% blue. Its hue is 206°, with 99% saturation and 31% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #01579B in RGB?
#01579B is rgb(1, 87, 155): 1 red, 87 green, and 155 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #01579B in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(99, 44, 0, 39). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #01579B?
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 #01579B?
Its complement #84451A gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.