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Colour

#040E1E

  • #040E1E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#040E1E is a blue with RGB values 4, 14, 30 and HSL 217°, 76%, 7%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#040E1E#040E1E
HEX#040E1E
RGBrgb(4, 14, 30)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.0549, 0.1176
RGB percentages1.6%, 5.5%, 11.8%
HSLhsl(216.9, 76.5%, 6.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.9, 86.7%, 11.8%)
CMYK86.7%, 53.3%, 0%, 88.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer265,758
CSS custom property--colour: #040E1E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00434WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness14.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.32:1
Contrast with white19.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0D0D0D
Inverted#FBF1E1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#070F1Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#040D1Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#001214no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text19.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.09:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 12Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.2Dim grey · ΔE 42Dark slateblue · ΔE 47.9Slate grey · ΔE 49Midnight blue · ΔE 50.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 11.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1E1404
Analogous#041B1E, #07041E
Triadic#1E040E, #0E1E04
Split complementary#1E0704, #1B1E04
Tetradic#1E041B, #1E1404, #041E07

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#1C62D2
Lighter +30%#164DA5
Lighter +20%#103878
Lighter +10%#0A234B
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#000D22
Less saturated −25%#080F1A

Channel breakdown

R4
G14
B30
Red4 (1.6%)
Green14 (5.5%)
Blue30 (11.8%)
Hue216.92°
Saturation (HSL)76.47%
Lightness6.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 0E · B 1E

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