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Recognised as Colour

#040C4C

  • #040C4C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#040C4C is a blue with RGB values 4, 12, 76 and HSL 233°, 90%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#040C4C#040C4C
HEX#040C4C
RGBrgb(4, 12, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.0471, 0.298
RGB percentages1.6%, 4.7%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(233.3, 90%, 15.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.3, 94.7%, 29.8%)
CMYK94.7%, 84.2%, 0%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer265,292
CSS custom property--colour: #040C4C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00811WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness27.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.07:1
Contrast with white18.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0F0F0F
Inverted#FBF3B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001A4Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#00124Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#001F2Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 15Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 32.4Indigo · ΔE 33.2Navy · ΔE 34.5Dark blue · ΔE 39.7
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 14.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4C4404
Analogous#04304C, #20044C
Triadic#4C040C, #0C4C04
Split complementary#4C2004, #304C04
Tetradic#4C0430, #4C4404, #044C20

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#283FF4
Lighter +30%#0C23DD
Lighter +20%#091BAD
Lighter +10%#07147C
Darker −10%#01041C
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#000950
Less saturated −25%#0E1442

Channel breakdown

R4
G12
B76
Red4 (1.6%)
Green12 (4.7%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue233.33°
Saturation (HSL)90%
Lightness15.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 0C · B 4C

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