#0049cf

Color #0049cf

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 16.81 Nearest Tailwind class blue-700 #1447e6 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#0049cf

RGB

rgb(0, 73, 207)

HSL

hsl(218.8, 100%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.8, 100%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 64.7%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(36.5, 35.51, -73.54)

LCH

lch(36.5, 81.66, 295.77)

OKLCH

oklch(46.6%, 0.2155, 262)

HWB

hwb(218.8, 0%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cf8600

Analogous

#00b1cf

#0049cf

#1e00cf

Triadic

#0049cf

#cf0049

#49cf00

Split-complementary

#0049cf

#cf1e00

#b1cf00

Tetradic

#0049cf

#8600cf

#cf8600

#49cf00

Square

#0049cf

#cf00b1

#cf8600

#00cf1e

Shades

Color #0049cf mixed toward black.

#003dad

#00318a

#002568

#001845

#000c23

Tints

Color #0049cf mixed toward white.

#035cff

#357cff

#689dff

#9abeff

#cddeff

Tones

Color #0049cf mixed toward gray.

#114ebe

#2353ad

#34589b

#455d8a

#566279

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.85:1

White text reads better on this background (7.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2f30ba · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#2c27b4 · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#0ba6a2 · ΔE 44

Achromatopsia

#565656 · ΔE 28.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #0049cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#0049cf]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#0049cf (#0049cf) is rgb(0, 73, 207) in RGB.

No, #0049cf is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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