Recognised as Colour
#0428A4
- #0428A4
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#0428A4 is a blue with RGB values 4, 40, 164 and HSL 227°, 95%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#0428A4#0428A4
HEX#0428A4
RGBrgb(4, 40, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.1569, 0.6431
RGB percentages1.6%, 15.7%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(226.5, 95.2%, 32.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.5, 97.6%, 64.3%)
CMYK97.6%, 75.6%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer272,548
CSS custom property--colour: #0428A4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04224WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.38:1
Contrast with white11.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#FBD75B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A48004
Analogous#0478A4, #3004A4
Triadic#A40428, #28A404
Split complementary#A43004, #78A404
Tetradic#A40478, #A48004, #04A430
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R4
G40
B164
Red4 (1.6%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue226.5°
Saturation (HSL)95.24%
Lightness32.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 28 · B A4
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