Colour

#042145

#042145
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#042145 is a blue with RGB values 4, 33, 69 and HSL 213°, 89%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#042145#042145

HEX#042145

RGBrgb(4, 33, 69)

RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.1294, 0.2706

RGB percentages1.6%, 12.9%, 27.1%

HSLhsl(213.2, 89%, 14.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(213.2, 94.2%, 27.1%)

CMYK94.2%, 52.2%, 0%, 72.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer270,661

CSS custom property--colour: #042145;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01543WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness34.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.05:1

Contrast with white16.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D

Inverted#FBDEBA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0D2446no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#001F44no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#002A2Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 29.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.4 Midnight blue · ΔE 35.7 Dim grey · ΔE 41 Steel blue · ΔE 41.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 29.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#452804

Analogous#044145, #080445

Triadic#450421, #214504

Split complementary#450704, #424504

Tetradic#450441, #452804, #044507

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#237FF2

Lighter +30%#0C66D6

Lighter +20%#0A4FA5

Lighter +10%#073875

Darker −10%#010A15

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#002149

Less saturated −25%#0D223C

Channel breakdown

G33

B69

Red4 (1.6%)

Green33 (12.9%)

Blue69 (27.1%)

Hue213.23°

Saturation (HSL)89.04%

Lightness14.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 04 · G 21 · B 45

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