Recognised as Colour

#042245

#042245
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#042245 is a blue with RGB values 4, 34, 69 and HSL 212°, 89%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#042245

RGBrgb(4, 34, 69)

RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.1333, 0.2706

RGB percentages1.6%, 13.3%, 27.1%

HSLhsl(212.3, 89%, 14.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(212.3, 94.2%, 27.1%)

CMYK94.2%, 50.7%, 0%, 72.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer270,917

CSS custom property--colour: #042245;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.016WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness35 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.91:1

Contrast with white15.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E

Inverted#FBDDBA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0F2546no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#021F44no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Tritanopia#002A30no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 28.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 32.5 Midnight blue · ΔE 36.6 Dim grey · ΔE 40.3 Steel blue · ΔE 40.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 28.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#452704

Analogous#044345, #060445

Triadic#450422, #224504

Split complementary#450604, #434504

Tetradic#450443, #452704, #044506

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#2383F2

Lighter +30%#0C69D6

Lighter +20%#0A52A5

Lighter +10%#073A75

Darker −10%#010A15

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#002249

Less saturated −25%#0D233C

Channel breakdown

G34

B69

Red4 (1.6%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue69 (27.1%)

Hue212.31°

Saturation (HSL)89.04%

Lightness14.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 04 · G 22 · B 45

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