Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Safety Blue

Safety Blue is a jewel tone blue color with HEX #0067A5. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 0, 103, 165, HSL 203, 100%, 32%, cool temperature, and is useful for industrial design, safety systems, and hardware palettes.

#0067A5 blue cool jewel-tone
HEX #0067A5
RGB rgb(0, 103, 165)
HSL hsl(203 100% 32%)
CMYK cmyk(100, 38, 0, 35)
Luminance 0.1242
Contrast Black 3.48:1White 6.03:1

CSS Utilities

--color-safety-blue: #0067A5;
.bg-safety-blue { background-color: #0067A5; }
.text-safety-blue { color: #0067A5; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.1242
Black text3.48:1AA Fail
White text6.03:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#0067A5",
  "rgb": [
    0,
    103,
    165
  ],
  "hsl": [
    203,
    100,
    32
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    100,
    38,
    0,
    35
  ],
  "luminance": 0.1242,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 3.48,
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  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ],
  "AAA": []
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#A33F00",
  "analogous": [
    "#00A390",
    "#0013A3"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#A30065",
    "#65A300"
  ],
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    "#9000A3",
    "#A33F00",
    "#13A300"
  ],
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    "#A30013",
    "#A39000"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#009DFF",
    "#0067A5",
    "#002C47"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#009DFF",
  "dark": "#002C47",
  "saturated": "#0065A3",
  "desaturated": "#126091",
  "pastel": "#34A7EF",
  "neon": "#007ECC"
}
Pairings
{
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    "#A33F00",
    "#00A390",
    "#0013A3"
  ],
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    "#009DFF"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#009DFF",
    "#126091"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
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    "cerulean",
    "signal-blue",
    "ocean-blue"
  ],
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  ],
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  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
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    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/jewel-tone"
  ],
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    "/wcag/safety-blue",
    "/css/colors/safety-blue",
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  ],
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    ],
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    ],
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      "/harmonies/safety-blue",
      "/wcag/safety-blue",
      "/css/colors/safety-blue",
      "/hex/0067a5"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
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  "name": "Safety Blue",
  "hex": "#0067A5",
  "uses": [
    "industrial design",
    "safety systems",
    "hardware palettes"
  ],
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      "utility",
      "visibility",
      "precision"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "transportation",
      "tools",
      "hardware",
      "signage"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "soft wellness palettes"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
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    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design, material, cultural, and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "blue",
  "temperature": "cool",
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    "jewel-tone"
  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
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    "cool",
    "jewel-tone",
    "industrial-design",
    "safety-systems",
    "hardware-palettes",
    "utility",
    "visibility",
    "precision"
  ],
  "popularity": 84,
  "rgb": [
    0,
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    165
  ],
  "hsl": [
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    100,
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    0,
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  ],
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    "white": 6.03
  },
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      "#00A390",
      "#0013A3"
    ],
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      "#65A300"
    ],
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      "#A33F00",
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    "neon": "#007ECC"
  },
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      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
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  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-safety-blue: #0067A5;",
    "utility": ".bg-safety-blue { background-color: #0067A5; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-safety-blue { color: #0067A5; }"
  },
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  ],
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  ],
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    ],
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      "/hex/0067a5"
    ]
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      "#FFFFFF",
      "#A33F00",
      "#00A390",
      "#0013A3"
    ],
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      "#126091",
      "#009DFF"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
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      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
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      "#009DFF",
      "#126091"
    ]
  }
}
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Color meaning and use

About Safety Blue Color

Safety Blue sits in the blue family with cool temperature and jewel tone visual character. Safety Blue is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include utility, visibility, and precision, which makes it relevant for transportation and tools. In design work, Safety Blue is most useful for industrial design, safety systems, and hardware palettes, especially when paired with white text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Blue color familyBrowse named blue colors and compare nearby swatches.Cool colorsExplore colors with cool temperature behavior.Jewel Tone colorsFind colors with jewel tone visual character.Safety Blue accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #0067A5.Safety Blue CSS utilitiesUse Safety Blue in CSS variables and utility classes.#0067A5 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Safety Blue paletteOpen the generated palette based on Safety Blue.Safety Blue harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Safety Blue against black and white text.

Black text3.48:1AA Fail
White text6.03:1AA Pass
AA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
AAA text optionsNone in seed set
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Enamel Blue#0067A0
Sea Blue#006994
Cerulean#007BA7
Signal Blue#0057B8
Ocean Blue#0077BE

Color Harmonies

#A33F00#A33F00
#00A390#00A390
#0013A3#0013A3
#A30065#A30065
#65A300#65A300
Open full Safety Blue harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#009DFF#009DFF
#002C47#002C47
#0065A3#0065A3
#126091#126091
#34A7EF#34A7EF
#007ECC#007ECC

Pairings

White#FFFFFF
#A33F00#A33F00
#00A390#00A390
#0013A3#0013A3
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5