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#040A72

#040a72 ≈ Navy

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#040a72 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 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.49% cyan, 91.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.29% black. Its hue angle is 236.73°, with 93.22% saturation and 23.14% 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 16.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Navy (#000080), ΔE 2.64.

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Web safe#000066
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Relative luminance0.0146

Complementary

  1. #040a72
  2. #726c04

Split complementary

  1. #040a72
  2. #723504
  3. #417204

Analogous

  1. #044172
  2. #040a72
  3. #350472

Triadic

  1. #040a72
  2. #72040a
  3. #0a7204

Tetradic

  1. #040a72
  2. #6c0472
  3. #726c04
  4. #0a7204

Square

  1. #040a72
  2. #720441
  3. #726c04
  4. #047235

Monochromatic

  1. #010214
  2. #010428
  3. #040a72
  4. #0710bc
  5. #1824f7

Shades

#040a72 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #040a72
  2. #040967
  3. #03085b
  4. #030750
  5. #020644
  6. #020539
  7. #02042e
  8. #010322
  9. #010217
  10. #00010b
  11. #000000

Tints

#040a72 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #040a72
  2. #1d2380
  3. #363b8e
  4. #4f549c
  5. #686caa
  6. #8285b9
  7. #9b9dc7
  8. #b4b6d5
  9. #cdcee3
  10. #e6e7f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#040a72 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #040a72
  2. #101673
  3. #1d2275
  4. #292d76
  5. #363978
  6. #424579
  7. #4e517a
  8. #5b5d7c
  9. #67687d
  10. #74747f
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #202020 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #18194e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002675 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #001a70 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #002e41 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #001e74 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001571 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #002459 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-040a72 {
  color: #040a72;
}
Background
.bg-040a72 {
  background-color: #040a72;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-040a72 {
  border: 2px solid #040a72;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #040a72;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 10 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 93% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-040a72 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #040a72, #350472);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-040a72 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 10 114 / 0.35);
}

#000080 Navy ΔE 2.64 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 3.44 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 3.49 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 3.89 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 4.68 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.18 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.79 #fbf58d Inverted #202020 Grayscale 

Navy
#040a72  rgb(4, 10, 114)  hsl(237, 93%, 23%)  Navy
#726c04  rgb(114, 108, 4)  hsl(57, 93%, 23%)  Olive
#72040a  rgb(114, 4, 10)  hsl(357, 93%, 23%)  Rosewood
#0a7204  rgb(10, 114, 4)  hsl(117, 93%, 23%)  Pakistan Green