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#040648

#040648 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#040648 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, 2.35% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.44% cyan, 91.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 71.76% black. Its hue angle is 238.24°, with 89.47% saturation and 14.9% 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 18.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 7.36.

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Relative luminance0.0062

Complementary

  1. #040648
  2. #484604

Split complementary

  1. #040648
  2. #482404
  3. #284804

Analogous

  1. #042848
  2. #040648
  3. #240448

Triadic

  1. #040648
  2. #480406
  3. #064804

Tetradic

  1. #040648
  2. #460448
  3. #484604
  4. #064804

Square

  1. #040648
  2. #480428
  3. #484604
  4. #044824

Monochromatic

  1. #010213
  2. #010213
  3. #040648
  4. #080c90
  5. #0c12d9

Shades

#040648 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #040648
  2. #040541
  3. #03053a
  4. #030432
  5. #02042b
  6. #020324
  7. #02021d
  8. #010216
  9. #01010e
  10. #000107
  11. #000000

Tints

#040648 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #040648
  2. #1d1f5a
  3. #36386d
  4. #4f517f
  5. #686a91
  6. #8283a4
  7. #9b9bb6
  8. #b4b4c8
  9. #cdcdda
  10. #e6e6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#040648 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #040648
  2. #10124e
  3. #1d1e53
  4. #292b59
  5. #36375e
  6. #424364
  7. #4e4f6a
  8. #5b5b6f
  9. #676875
  10. #74747a
  11. #808080

Readable text 18.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #121212 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #0e0e30 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00164a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #000f47 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #001b28 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #001149 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #000c47 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #001537 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-040648 {
  color: #040648;
}
Background
.bg-040648 {
  background-color: #040648;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-040648 {
  border: 2px solid #040648;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #040648;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 6 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 89% 15%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-040648 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #040648, #240448);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-040648 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 6 72 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 7.36 #000080 Navy ΔE 9.43 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 9.74 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 10.19 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 10.44 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 10.86 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 12.97 #fbf9b7 Inverted #121212 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#040648  rgb(4, 6, 72)  hsl(238, 89%, 15%)  Midnight Blue
#484604  rgb(72, 70, 4)  hsl(58, 89%, 15%)  Army Green
#480406  rgb(72, 4, 6)  hsl(358, 89%, 15%)  Rosewood
#064804  rgb(6, 72, 4)  hsl(118, 89%, 15%)  Lincoln Green