USAFA Blue (#004F98)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 8.17:1 — vs black: 2.57:1

Color values

  • HEX #004F98
  • RGB rgb(0, 79, 152)
  • HSL hsl(208, 100%, 59%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 100, 48.03, 0, 40.39 )

Tags

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Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #004F98 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

USAFA Blue
#004F98 Base
#984900
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

USAFA Blue
#004F98 Base
#009895
#000398
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

USAFA Blue
#004F98 Base
#98004F
#4F9800
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

USAFA Blue
#004F98 Base
#980003
#989500
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

USAFA Blue
#004F98 Base
#950098
#984900
#039800
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

USAFA Blue
#004F98 Base
#000D1A
#00274B
#003A6F
#0064C1
#0077E4
#329DFF
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of USAFA Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#000D1A
#001A33
#00284C
#003565
#00427F
USAFA Blue #004F98 Base
#0072DA
#1E93FF
#60B3FF
#A3D3FF
#E6F3FF
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #004F98. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #004F98;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #004F98;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #004F98;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #004F98,
        #FF9431
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #004F98,
        #FF9431
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$usafa-blue: #004F98;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$usafa-blue-r: 0;
$usafa-blue-g: 79;
$usafa-blue-b: 152;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $usafa-blue;
    color: rgba($usafa-blue-r, $usafa-blue-g, $usafa-blue-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How USAFA Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #004F98 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #434398 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #4B4B98 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #005C5C Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #4F4F4F Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to USAFA Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

USAFA Blue #004F98 Base
Medium Electric Blue #035096 ΔE 0.49
Yale Blue #0F4D92 ΔE 1.09
Cyan Cobalt Blue #28589C ΔE 3.40
B'dazzled Blue #2E5894 ΔE 3.65

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.