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#040A67

#040a67 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#040a67 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 3.92% green and 40.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.12% cyan, 90.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 59.61% black. Its hue angle is 236.36°, with 92.52% saturation and 20.98% 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 16.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 3.61.

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Web safe#000066
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Relative luminance0.0122

Complementary

  1. #040a67
  2. #676104

Split complementary

  1. #040a67
  2. #672f04
  3. #3c6704

Analogous

  1. #043c67
  2. #040a67
  3. #2f0467

Triadic

  1. #040a67
  2. #67040a
  3. #0a6704

Tetradic

  1. #040a67
  2. #610467
  3. #676104
  4. #0a6704

Square

  1. #040a67
  2. #67043c
  3. #676104
  4. #04672f

Monochromatic

  1. #010214
  2. #01031d
  3. #040a67
  4. #0711b1
  5. #0e1cf6

Shades

#040a67 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #040a67
  2. #04095d
  3. #030852
  4. #030748
  5. #02063e
  6. #020534
  7. #020429
  8. #01031f
  9. #010215
  10. #00010a
  11. #000000

Tints

#040a67 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #040a67
  2. #1d2376
  3. #363b85
  4. #4f5495
  5. #686ca4
  6. #8285b3
  7. #9b9dc2
  8. #b4b6d1
  9. #cdcee1
  10. #e6e7f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#040a67 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #040a67
  2. #10166a
  3. #1d226c
  4. #292d6f
  5. #363971
  6. #424574
  7. #4e5176
  8. #5b5d79
  9. #67687b
  10. #74747e
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #1d1d1d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #161746 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002269 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #001766 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #002a3b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #001b68 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001366 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #002150 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-040a67 {
  color: #040a67;
}
Background
.bg-040a67 {
  background-color: #040a67;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-040a67 {
  border: 2px solid #040a67;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #040a67;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 10 103;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 93% 21%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-040a67 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #040a67, #2f0467);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-040a67 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 10 103 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 3.61 #000080 Navy ΔE 4.21 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.12 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.53 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.57 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.41 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 9.45 #fbf598 Inverted #1d1d1d Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#040a67  rgb(4, 10, 103)  hsl(236, 93%, 21%)  Midnight Blue
#676104  rgb(103, 97, 4)  hsl(56, 93%, 21%)  Field Drab
#67040a  rgb(103, 4, 10)  hsl(356, 93%, 21%)  Rosewood
#0a6704  rgb(10, 103, 4)  hsl(116, 93%, 21%)  Pakistan Green