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Recognised as Colour

#042364

  • #042364
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#042364 is a blue with RGB values 4, 35, 100 and HSL 221°, 92%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#042364#042364
HEX#042364
RGBrgb(4, 35, 100)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.1373, 0.3922
RGB percentages1.6%, 13.7%, 39.2%
HSLhsl(220.6, 92.3%, 20.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.6, 96%, 39.2%)
CMYK96%, 65%, 0%, 60.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer271,204
CSS custom property--colour: #042364;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02148WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness43.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.69:1
Contrast with white14.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#212121
Inverted#FBDC9B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002D66no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#002463no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00343Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 16Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.4Indigo · ΔE 35.9Navy · ΔE 37.8Slate blue · ΔE 38
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 15.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#644504
Analogous#045364, #150464
Triadic#640423, #236404
Split complementary#641504, #536404
Tetradic#640453, #644504, #046415

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#3D79F7
Lighter +30%#0C57F5
Lighter +20%#0845C6
Lighter +10%#063495
Darker −10%#021233
Darker −20%#000102
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002268
Less saturated −25%#112857

Channel breakdown

R4
G35
B100
Red4 (1.6%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue100 (39.2%)
Hue220.63°
Saturation (HSL)92.31%
Lightness20.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 23 · B 64

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