Information about #004999 color

#004999 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #004999 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(0, 73, 153) — 0% red, 28.6% green, 60% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 60 / 31 / 0 / 40. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A maximally vivid azure, #004999 holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Windows XP Desktop (#004E98). Its next-closest registered neighbors are USAFA Blue (#004F98) and Chelsea Blue (#034694).

In RGB terms — rgb(0, 73, 153) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #004999 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 8.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#004999 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#004999 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #004999

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

#004999 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#004999
  • RGB0, 73, 153
  • CMYK60, 31, 0, 40
  • CSSrgb(0, 73, 153)
  • HSL211°, 100%, 30%
  • HSL Precise211.373°, 100%, 30%
  • HSV211°, 100%, 60%
  • HSB211°, 100%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • GLSLvec3(0.000, 0.286, 0.600)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.000, 0.286, 0.600, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.000, 0.286, 0.600)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB0%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID004999
  • DECIMAL ID18841
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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