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#040229

#040229 ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#040229 is a color from the blue family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 0.78% green and 16.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.24% cyan, 95.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 83.92% black. Its hue angle is 243.08°, with 90.7% saturation and 8.43% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 20.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 9.04.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#000033
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Relative luminance0.0023

Complementary

  1. #040229
  2. #272902

Split complementary

  1. #040229
  2. #291702
  3. #132902

Analogous

  1. #021329
  2. #040229
  3. #170229

Triadic

  1. #040229
  2. #290402
  3. #022904

Tetradic

  1. #040229
  2. #290227
  3. #272902
  4. #022904

Square

  1. #040229
  2. #290213
  3. #272902
  4. #022917

Monochromatic

  1. #020113
  2. #020113
  3. #040229
  4. #0b0672
  5. #1209bb

Shades

#040229 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #040229
  2. #040225
  3. #030221
  4. #03011d
  5. #020119
  6. #020115
  7. #020110
  8. #01010c
  9. #010008
  10. #000004
  11. #000000

Tints

#040229 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #040229
  2. #1d1b3e
  3. #363554
  4. #4f4e69
  5. #68677f
  6. #828194
  7. #9b9aa9
  8. #b4b3bf
  9. #cdccd4
  10. #e6e6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#040229 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #040229
  2. #100f32
  3. #1d1b3a
  4. #292843
  5. #36344c
  6. #424155
  7. #4e4e5d
  8. #5b5a66
  9. #67676f
  10. #747377
  11. #808080

Readable text 20.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #080808 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #06051a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00092a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #000628 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #000c14 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00062a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #000429 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00081e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-040229 {
  color: #040229;
}
Background
.bg-040229 {
  background-color: #040229;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-040229 {
  border: 2px solid #040229;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #040229;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 2 41;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 91% 8%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-040229 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #040229, #170229);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-040229 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 2 41 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 9.04 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 13.77 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 14.26 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 15.29 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 16.56 #000080 Navy ΔE 16.75 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 16.90 #fbfdd6 Inverted #080808 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#040229  rgb(4, 2, 41)  hsl(243, 91%, 8%)  Oxford Blue
#272902  rgb(39, 41, 2)  hsl(63, 91%, 8%)  Rifle Green
#290402  rgb(41, 4, 2)  hsl(3, 91%, 8%)  Licorice
#022904  rgb(2, 41, 4)  hsl(123, 91%, 8%)  Phthalo Green