Colour

#042DEC

#042DEC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#042DEC is a blue with RGB values 4, 45, 236 and HSL 229°, 97%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#042DEC#042DEC

HEX#042DEC

RGBrgb(4, 45, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.1765, 0.9255

RGB percentages1.6%, 17.6%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(229.4, 96.7%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(229.4, 98.3%, 92.5%)

CMYK98.3%, 80.9%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer273,900

CSS custom property--colour: #042DEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07959WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness86.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.1:1

Contrast with white8.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#323232

Inverted#FBD213

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005BF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0044E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Tritanopia#006B8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 100.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10.9 Blue · ΔE 22.1 Blue violet · ΔE 22.9 Dark violet · ΔE 28.7 Dark blue · ΔE 34 Dark orchid · ΔE 35.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#ECC304

Analogous#04A1EC, #4F04EC

Triadic#EC042D, #2DEC04

Split complementary#EC4F04, #A1EC04

Tetradic#EC04A1, #ECC304, #04EC4F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BEC9FE

Lighter +30%#8CA0FD

Lighter +20%#5A77FC

Lighter +10%#284DFB

Darker −10%#0323BA

Darker −20%#021A88

Darker −30%#011056

Darker −40%#010723

More saturated +25%#002AF0

Less saturated −25%#2240CE

Channel breakdown

G45

B236

Red4 (1.6%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue229.4°

Saturation (HSL)96.67%

Lightness47.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 04 · G 2D · B EC

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

#042DEC

Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

Keep nerding

Harmonies

Lighter and darker

Similar named colours

Nerdulate something else