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#040929

#040929 ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#040929 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, 3.53% green and 16.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.24% cyan, 78.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 83.92% black. Its hue angle is 231.89°, with 82.22% saturation and 8.82% 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 19.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 7.9.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#000033
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Relative luminance0.0038

Complementary

  1. #040929
  2. #292404

Split complementary

  1. #040929
  2. #291104
  3. #1b2904

Analogous

  1. #041b29
  2. #040929
  3. #110429

Triadic

  1. #040929
  2. #290409
  3. #092904

Tetradic

  1. #040929
  2. #240429
  3. #292404
  4. #092904

Square

  1. #040929
  2. #29041b
  3. #292404
  4. #042911

Monochromatic

  1. #020413
  2. #020413
  3. #040929
  4. #0b186f
  5. #1228b4

Shades

#040929 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #040929
  2. #040825
  3. #030721
  4. #03061d
  5. #020519
  6. #020515
  7. #020410
  8. #01030c
  9. #010208
  10. #000104
  11. #000000

Tints

#040929 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #040929
  2. #1d223e
  3. #363a54
  4. #4f5369
  5. #686b7f
  6. #828494
  7. #9b9da9
  8. #b4b5bf
  9. #cdced4
  10. #e6e6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#040929 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #040929
  2. #101532
  3. #1d213a
  4. #292d43
  5. #36394c
  6. #424555
  7. #4e505d
  8. #5b5c66
  9. #67686f
  10. #747477
  11. #808080

Readable text 19.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #0c0c0c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #090b1b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #000e2a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #000b28 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #001117 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #000c2a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #000a29 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #000e1f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-040929 {
  color: #040929;
}
Background
.bg-040929 {
  background-color: #040929;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-040929 {
  border: 2px solid #040929;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #040929;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 9 41;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 82% 9%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-040929 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #040929, #110429);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-040929 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 9 41 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 7.90 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 12.75 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 13.87 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 14.00 #000000 Black ΔE 15.43 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 15.73 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 16.83 #fbf6d6 Inverted #0c0c0c Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#040929  rgb(4, 9, 41)  hsl(232, 82%, 9%)  Oxford Blue
#292404  rgb(41, 36, 4)  hsl(52, 82%, 9%)  Black Olive
#290409  rgb(41, 4, 9)  hsl(352, 82%, 9%)  Licorice
#092904  rgb(9, 41, 4)  hsl(112, 82%, 9%)  Phthalo Green