Colour

#04040E

#04040E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#04040E is a blue with RGB values 4, 4, 14 and HSL 240°, 56%, 4%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 20.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#04040E#04040E

HEX#04040E

RGBrgb(4, 4, 14)

RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.0157, 0.0549

RGB percentages1.6%, 1.6%, 5.5%

HSLhsl(240, 55.6%, 3.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 71.4%, 5.5%)

CMYK71.4%, 71.4%, 0%, 94.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer263,182

CSS custom property--colour: #04040E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00144WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 20.41:1

Contrast with white20.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#050505

Inverted#FBFBF1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#02050Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#02040Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Tritanopia#020607no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text20.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.03:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 4.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.7 Dim grey · ΔE 43.3 Slate grey · ΔE 52.1 Gray · ΔE 52.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 54.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 4.42, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#0E0E04

Analogous#04090E, #09040E

Triadic#0E0404, #040E04

Split complementary#0E0904, #090E04

Tetradic#0E0409, #0E0E04, #040E09

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#3131AD

Lighter +30%#262685

Lighter +20%#1B1B5D

Lighter +10%#0F0F36

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#020210

Less saturated −25%#06060C

Channel breakdown

B14

Red4 (1.6%)

Green4 (1.6%)

Blue14 (5.5%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)55.56%

Lightness3.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 04 · G 04 · B 0E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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