Recognised as Colour
#040A75
- #040A75
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#040A75 is a blue with RGB values 4, 10, 117 and HSL 237°, 93%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#040A75#040A75
HEX#040A75
RGBrgb(4, 10, 117)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.0392, 0.4588
RGB percentages1.6%, 3.9%, 45.9%
HSLhsl(236.8, 93.4%, 23.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.8, 96.6%, 45.9%)
CMYK96.6%, 91.5%, 0%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer264,821
CSS custom property--colour: #040A75;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.01527WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness40.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.09:1
Contrast with white16.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#101010
Inverted#FBF58A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#756F04
Analogous#044375, #360475
Triadic#75040A, #0A7504
Split complementary#753604, #437504
Tetradic#750443, #756F04, #047536
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R4
G10
B117
Red4 (1.6%)
Green10 (3.9%)
Blue117 (45.9%)
Hue236.81°
Saturation (HSL)93.39%
Lightness23.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 0A · B 75
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