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Recognised as Colour

#041928

  • #041928
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#041928 is a blue with RGB values 4, 25, 40 and HSL 205°, 82%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#041928#041928
HEX#041928
RGBrgb(4, 25, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.098, 0.1569
RGB percentages1.6%, 9.8%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(205, 81.8%, 8.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205, 90%, 15.7%)
CMYK90%, 37.5%, 0%, 84.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer268,584
CSS custom property--colour: #041928;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00874WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness23.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.87:1
Contrast with white17.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#161616
Inverted#FBE6D7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#121929no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0D1628no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#001D1Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 15.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.8Dim grey · ΔE 38.7Slate grey · ΔE 45Dark slateblue · ΔE 46.7Gray · ΔE 47.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 15.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#281304
Analogous#042825, #040728
Triadic#280419, #192804
Split complementary#280407, #282504
Tetradic#250428, #281304, #072804

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#178DE1
Lighter +30%#1270B3
Lighter +20%#0D5385
Lighter +10%#093656
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#001A2C
Less saturated −25%#0A1823

Channel breakdown

R4
G25
B40
Red4 (1.6%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue205°
Saturation (HSL)81.82%
Lightness8.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 19 · B 28

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