Recognised as Colour
#040086
- #040086
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#040086 is a blue with RGB values 4, 0, 134 and HSL 242°, 100%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#040086#040086
HEX#040086
RGBrgb(4, 0, 134)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0, 0.5255
RGB percentages1.6%, 0%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(241.8, 100%, 26.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.8, 100%, 52.5%)
CMYK97%, 100%, 0%, 47.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer262,278
CSS custom property--colour: #040086;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.01747WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness45.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.56:1
Contrast with white15.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0B0B0B
Inverted#FBFF79
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#828600
Analogous#003F86, #470086
Triadic#860400, #008604
Split complementary#864700, #3F8600
Tetradic#86003F, #828600, #008647
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R4
G0
B134
Red4 (1.6%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue241.79°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness26.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 00 · B 86
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