Information about South Africa Blue color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #001489 reads as a maximally vivid blue and 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 practically indistinguishable from Phthalo Blue (#000F89). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Imperial Blue (#00147E) and Acceptance (#001B7F).
In RGB terms — rgb(0, 20, 137) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #001489 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 14.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.5:1. The name "South Africa Blue" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
South Africa Blue color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
South Africa Blue color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
South Africa Blue color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
South Africa Blue color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
South Africa Blue color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
South Africa Blue 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to South Africa Blue color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to South Africa Blue
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#000F89
#00147E
#001B7F
#002387
#0A1195
#0C1793
#002395
#042592
#00008B
#000080
#151B8D
#002378
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#001489
- RGB0, 20, 137
- CMYK54, 46, 0, 46
- CSSrgb(0, 20, 137)
- HSL231°, 100%, 27%
- HSL Precise231.241°, 100%, 26.863%
- HSV231°, 100%, 54%
- HSB231°, 100%, 54%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.000
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.078
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.537
- GLSLvec3(0.000, 0.078, 0.537)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.000, 0.078, 0.537, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.000, 0.078, 0.537)
- Percentage of Red in RGB0%
- Percentage of Green in RGB7.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB53.7%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID001489
- DECIMAL ID5257
- Name Length17
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- Counting from2025-01-01
