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Recognised as Colour

#040116

  • #040116
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#040116 is a blue with RGB values 4, 1, 22 and HSL 249°, 91%, 5%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 20.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#040116#040116
HEX#040116
RGBrgb(4, 1, 22)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.0039, 0.0863
RGB percentages1.6%, 0.4%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(248.6, 91.3%, 4.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.6, 95.5%, 8.6%)
CMYK81.8%, 95.5%, 0%, 91.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer262,422
CSS custom property--colour: #040116;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00105WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness7.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 20.57:1
Contrast with white20.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#030303
Inverted#FBFEE9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#000417no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#000316no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#000509no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text20.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.02:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 10.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 34.7Dim grey · ΔE 44.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 49.4Midnight blue · ΔE 50.9Slate grey · ΔE 52.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 10.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#131601
Analogous#010916, #0E0116
Triadic#160401, #011604
Split complementary#160E01, #091601
Tetradic#160109, #131601, #01160E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#270AD9
Lighter +30%#1F08A8
Lighter +20%#160578
Lighter +10%#0D0347
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#030017
Less saturated −25%#060413

Channel breakdown

R4
G1
B22
Red4 (1.6%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue248.57°
Saturation (HSL)91.3%
Lightness4.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 01 · B 16

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