KU Blue School Color

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Color Name

KU Blue

Hex Color Code

#0051BA

RGB Color Code

RGB(0, 81, 186)

CMYK Values*

100.0%, 56.5%, 0.0%, 27.1%

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#0051BA KU Blue Other School - Color codes and meaning | Matching colors and paints

The University of Kansas is a public research university with its main campus in Lawrence, Kansas. Crimson and Blue are the official brand colors of Kansas University.

What color is KU Blue?

KU Blue color belongs to the Blue color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for KU Blue is #0051BA, and the RGB color code is RGB(0, 81, 186).

In the RGB color model, KU Blue has a red value of 0, a green value of 81, and a blue value of 186. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 100.0% cyan, 56.5% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 27.1% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 213.9° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation, and 36.5 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, KU Blue has a hue of 213.9° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation and 72.9 % brightness/value.

KU Blue is cool or warm?

The color KU Blue is a cool color.

What is the LRV of KU Blue? (For interior and product design)

KU Blue has an LRV of nearly 9.4. By LRV value, it is a dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

KU Blue

LRV 9.4

Light Color

Compare LRV 9.4 of KU Blue with dark and light color

Is KU Blue Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color KU Blue meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

KU Blue (Other - School) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #0051BA

Hex triplet: #0051BA
Red: 00
Green: 51
Blue: BA

RGBA / RGB rgb(0, 81, 186)

Red: 0 (0.0%)
Green: 81 (31.8%)
Blue: 186 (72.9%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 100.00%
Magenta: 56.45%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 27.06%

HSL hsl(213.87deg, 100.0 %, 36.5 %)

Hue: 213.87°
Saturation: 100.00 %
Lightness: 36.47 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 213.87°
Saturation: 100.00 %
Brightness / Value: 72.94 %

RYB ryb(47, 72, 197)

Red: 47 (18.5%)
Yellow: 72 (28.3%)
Blue: 197 (77.3%)

HWB

Hue: 213.87°
Whiteness: 0.00 %
Blackness: 27.06 %

CMY

Cyan: 100.00%
Magenta: 68.24%
Yellow: 27.06%

XYZ

X: 11.81
Y: 9.43
Z: 47.65

YXY

Y1: 9.43
X: 0.17
Y2: 0.14

CIE-Lab

L: 36.8
A: 21.89
B: -60.81

CIE-Lch

L: 36.8
C: 64.63
H: 289.79

CIE-Luv

L: 36.8
U: -18.38
V: -86.98

Hunter-Lab

L: 30.71
A: 14.88
B: -70.51

Other

LRV: ~ 9.4 %
Munsell Color System: 3.4PB 3.5/14.1

Similar Colors and Paints

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Named colors similar to KU Blue (Other - School)

These are the named colors closest to KU Blue (Other - School), closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#0F52BA Color Sapphire

99.51% match | ΔE 0.49

#2A52BE Color Cerulean blue

97.40% match | ΔE 2.60

#0048BA Color Absolute Zero

96.85% match | ΔE 3.15

#0059CF Color Tang Blue

96.42% match | ΔE 3.58

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system

Pantone PMS

KU Blue similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of KU Blue to Pantone PMS

#0050B5 Color PANTONE 2388 C

99.29% match | ΔE 0.71

#0957C3 Color PANTONE 2132 C

97.81% match | ΔE 2.19

#0057B8 Color PANTONE 2935 C

97.71% match | ΔE 2.29

#004EA8 Color PANTONE 2145 C

97.48% match | ΔE 2.52

Pantone TCX

KU Blue similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of KU Blue to Pantone TCX

#00539C Color PANTONE 19-4150 TCX - Princess Blue

95.39% match | ΔE 4.61

#3950A0 Color PANTONE 18-3949 TCX - Dazzling Blue

95.11% match | ΔE 4.89

#1B5091 Color PANTONE 19-4050 TCX - Nautical Blue

94.95% match | ΔE 5.05

#1A5190 Color PANTONE 19-4053 TCX - Turkish Sea

94.77% match | ΔE 5.23

RAL Design

KU Blue similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of KU Blue to RAL Design

#1E5DA5 Color RAL 280 40 45 - Hyacinth Blue

94.86% match | ΔE 5.14

#2E5D9D Color RAL 280 40 40 - Neptune Blue

94.73% match | ΔE 5.27

#4157A2 Color RAL 290 40 45 - Violet Blue

94.48% match | ΔE 5.52

#3C5E95 Color RAL 280 40 35 - Portuguese Blue

93.64% match | ΔE 6.36

RAL Classic

KU Blue similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of KU Blue to RAL Classic

#005387 Color RAL 5005 - Signal Blue

92.57% match | ΔE 7.43

Similar colors from Brand, Business, School, Organization, Sports, Flag

#0051BA Color KU Blue

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#0054B4 Color Medium Teal Blue

98.41% match | ΔE 1.59

#0056D2 Color Coursera Blue

96.56% match | ΔE 3.44

Paint similar to KU Blue (Other - School)

These are the real paint colors closest to KU Blue (Other - School) from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from KU Blue once it is on a wall.

Dunn-Edwards

KU Blue similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of KU Blue to Dunn-Edwards

#1D5699 Color Blue Chip (DE 5867)

95.40% match | ΔE 4.60

#1D4E8F Color Deep Sapphire (DEA 137)

94.72% match | ΔE 5.28

#165D95 Color Lapis (DE 5846)

92.98% match | ΔE 7.02

#2D517C Color Slumber (DE 5860)

92.90% match | ΔE 7.10

Valspar

KU Blue similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of KU Blue to Valspar

#245B9E Color Miracle at Wrigley (8001-45G)

95.07% match | ΔE 4.93

#214F86 Color Strong Will (8001-44G)

93.82% match | ΔE 6.18

#2B63A0 Color Zydeco (V036-3)

93.10% match | ΔE 6.90

#305D84 Color Moroccan Resort (8002-45F)

92.87% match | ΔE 7.13

PPG Paints

KU Blue similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of KU Blue to PPG Paints

#1C5798 Color Florentine Lapis (PPG1244-7)

95.07% match | ΔE 4.93

#1A5897 Color Suddenly Sapphire (PPG1242-7)

94.67% match | ΔE 5.33

#234E86 Color Brilliant Blue (PPG1161-7)

93.77% match | ΔE 6.23

#2863AD Color Rainbow Bright (PPG1243-7)

93.65% match | ΔE 6.35

Benjamin Moore

KU Blue similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of KU Blue to Benjamin Moore

#365496 Color Twilight Blue (2067-30)

94.82% match | ΔE 5.18

#004E93 Color Evening Blue (2066-20)

94.63% match | ΔE 5.37

#2F5688 Color Blue Suede Shoes (798)

93.98% match | ΔE 6.02

#3862A3 Color Mosaic (CC-874)

93.73% match | ΔE 6.27

Behr

KU Blue similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of KU Blue to Behr

#265C98 Color Beacon Blue (P510-7)

94.37% match | ΔE 5.63

#2C538A Color Flashy Sapphire (P520-7)

94.24% match | ΔE 5.76

#33578A Color Dark Cobalt Blue (PPU15-03)

93.96% match | ΔE 6.04

#3E5B7D Color Admiral Blue (M520-7)

92.15% match | ΔE 7.85

Sherwin Williams

KU Blue similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of KU Blue to Sherwin Williams

#225288 Color Frank Blue (SW 6967)

94.06% match | ΔE 5.94

#015086 Color Blueblood (SW 6966)

92.84% match | ΔE 7.16

#015F97 Color Hyper Blue (SW 6965)

91.76% match | ΔE 8.24

#284A70 Color Indigo (SW 6531)

91.30% match | ΔE 8.70

Farrow & Ball

KU Blue similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of KU Blue to Farrow & Ball

#4A5B6B Color Stiffkey Blue (281)

88.16% match | ΔE 11.84

#3F4D57 Color Hague Blue (30)

85.70% match | ΔE 14.30

#3F4666 Color Blue Maize (CB11)

84.97% match | ΔE 15.03

#4280B8 Color Pea Flower Tea (CB12)

83.72% match | ΔE 16.28

Color Combinations

View more KU Blue - #0051BA color palettes and coordinating colors

000E21

002554

003B87

0051BA

0067ED

2182FF

549EFF

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

00BA69

00AEBA

0051BA

0C00BA

6900BA

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

0051BA

BA0051

51BA00

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

0051BA

BA00AE

BA6900

00BA0C

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

0051BA

1962C0

3373C7

4C85CE

6696D5

7FA8DC

99B9E3

B2CAEA

CCDCF1

E5EDF8

FFFFFF

KU Blue - #0051BA Tints

0051BA

0048A7

004094

003882

00306F

00285D

00204A

001837

001025

000812

000000

KU Blue - #0051BA Shades

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Complementary / Opposite Color

#0051BA

KU Blue

#BA6900

Tiger’s Eye*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of KU Blue - #0051BA?

Color that best contrast with KU Blue - #0051BA is #BA6900, color name is Tiger’s Eye*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.