Recognised as Colour
#041F74
- #041F74
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Midnight blue
#041F74 is a blue with RGB values 4, 31, 116 and HSL 226°, 93%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.
Colour values
#041F74#041F74
HEX#041F74
RGBrgb(4, 31, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.1216, 0.4549
RGB percentages1.6%, 12.2%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(225.5, 93.3%, 23.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.5, 96.6%, 45.5%)
CMYK96.6%, 73.3%, 0%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer270,196
CSS custom property--colour: #041F74;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness45.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.45:1
Contrast with white14.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F
Inverted#FBE08B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#745904
Analogous#045774, #210474
Triadic#74041F, #1F7404
Split complementary#742104, #577404
Tetradic#740457, #745904, #047421
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R4
G31
B116
Red4 (1.6%)
Green31 (12.2%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue225.54°
Saturation (HSL)93.33%
Lightness23.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 1F · B 74
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