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#040550

#040550 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#040550 is a color from the blue family, with very low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 1.96% green and 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95% cyan, 93.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 68.63% black. Its hue angle is 239.21°, with 90.48% saturation and 16.47% 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 18.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 6.4.

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Relative luminance0.0071

Complementary

  1. #040550
  2. #504f04

Split complementary

  1. #040550
  2. #502904
  3. #2b5004

Analogous

  1. #042b50
  2. #040550
  3. #290450

Triadic

  1. #040550
  2. #500405
  3. #055004

Tetradic

  1. #040550
  2. #4f0450
  3. #504f04
  4. #055004

Square

  1. #040550
  2. #50042b
  3. #504f04
  4. #045029

Monochromatic

  1. #010113
  2. #010113
  3. #040550
  4. #080a99
  5. #0b0ee2

Shades

#040550 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #040550
  2. #040548
  3. #030440
  4. #030438
  5. #020330
  6. #020328
  7. #020220
  8. #010218
  9. #010110
  10. #000108
  11. #000000

Tints

#040550 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #040550
  2. #1d1e62
  3. #363773
  4. #4f5085
  5. #686996
  6. #8282a8
  7. #9b9bb9
  8. #b4b4cb
  9. #cdcddc
  10. #e6e6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#040550 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #040550
  2. #101155
  3. #1d1e5a
  4. #292a5e
  5. #363663
  6. #424368
  7. #4e4f6d
  8. #5b5b72
  9. #676776
  10. #74747b
  11. #808080

Readable text 18.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #141414 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #0f0f36 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #001852 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00104f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #001e2c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #001251 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #000c4f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00173d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-040550 {
  color: #040550;
}
Background
.bg-040550 {
  background-color: #040550;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-040550 {
  border: 2px solid #040550;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #040550;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 5 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 90% 16%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-040550 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #040550, #290450);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-040550 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 5 80 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.40 #000080 Navy ΔE 7.75 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.41 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.96 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 9.22 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 11.11 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 11.93 #fbfaaf Inverted #141414 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#040550  rgb(4, 5, 80)  hsl(239, 90%, 16%)  Midnight Blue
#504f04  rgb(80, 79, 4)  hsl(59, 90%, 16%)  Army Green
#500405  rgb(80, 4, 5)  hsl(359, 90%, 16%)  Rosewood
#055004  rgb(5, 80, 4)  hsl(119, 90%, 16%)  Lincoln Green