All About Color Air Force Blue

#00308F

Air Force Blue is a deep, rich blue that is often associated with the strength and dignity of the United States Air Force. It's a color that commands respect and evokes a sense of authority and reliability.

About Air Force Blue

Air Force Blue is a dark blue color with the hex code #00308F. In RGB it is red 0, green 48, blue 143; in HSL it is hue 220°, saturation 100%, lightness 28%; in CMYK it is 100%, 66%, 0%, 44%. Its contrast ratio is 11.54:1 on white and 1.82:1 on black.

#00308F Color Conversion

Hex triplet00, 30, 8F
CMYK100.00%, 66.43%, 0.00%, 43.92%
RGB Decimal0, 48, 143
HSL220°, 100%, 28%
RGB Octal0, 60, 217
HSV (HSB)219.86°, 100.00%, 56.08%
RGB Binary0, 110000, 10001111
CIE-L*AB23.99, 26.88, -55.86
RGB Percent0.00%, 18.82%, 56.08%
CIE-L*CH23.99, 61.99, 295.70
XYZ6.01, 4.10, 26.46
CIE-L*UV23.99, -10.60, -67.75
xyY0.16, 0.11, 4.10
Hunter-Lab20.24, 17.62, -63.34
RYB0.00%, 14.09%, 56.08%

Color Accessibility Scores

#00308F on a dark background: contrast 1.82:1, fails WCAG AA.
#00308F on a light background: contrast 11.54:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of Air Force Blue, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around Air Force Blue. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#00308F · #004EEB · #001133 · #8F5F00 · #EB9C00

Analogous palette

#008F5F · #00778F · #00308F · #18008F · #5F008F

Triadic palette

#00308F · #8F0030 · #308F00 · #004EEB · #EB004E

Tetradic palette

#00308F · #8F0077 · #8F5F00 · #008F18 · #001133

Monochromatic palette

#00081A · #001642 · #00308F · #0049DB · #2970FF

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