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#040A91

#040a91 ≈ Phthalo Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#040a91 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 3.92% green and 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.24% cyan, 93.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.14% black. Its hue angle is 237.45°, with 94.63% saturation and 29.22% 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 14.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Phthalo Blue (#000f89), ΔE 1.36.

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Web safe#000099
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Relative luminance0.0229

Complementary

  1. #040a91
  2. #918b04

Split complementary

  1. #040a91
  2. #914504
  3. #519104

Analogous

  1. #045191
  2. #040a91
  3. #450491

Triadic

  1. #040a91
  2. #91040a
  3. #0a9104

Tetradic

  1. #040a91
  2. #8b0491
  3. #918b04
  4. #0a9104

Square

  1. #040a91
  2. #910451
  3. #918b04
  4. #049145

Monochromatic

  1. #010114
  2. #020547
  3. #040a91
  4. #060fdb
  5. #353df9

Shades

#040a91 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #040a91
  2. #040983
  3. #030874
  4. #030766
  5. #020657
  6. #020549
  7. #02043a
  8. #01032c
  9. #01021d
  10. #00010f
  11. #000000

Tints

#040a91 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #040a91
  2. #1d239c
  3. #363ba7
  4. #4f54b2
  5. #686cbd
  6. #8285c8
  7. #9b9dd3
  8. #b4b6de
  9. #cdcee9
  10. #e6e7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#040a91 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #040a91
  2. #10168f
  3. #1d228e
  4. #292d8c
  5. #36398a
  6. #424589
  7. #4e5187
  8. #5b5d85
  9. #676883
  10. #747482
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2a2a2a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #202164 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003194 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00228f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003c54 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002693 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001b90 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #002f71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-040a91 {
  color: #040a91;
}
Background
.bg-040a91 {
  background-color: #040a91;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-040a91 {
  border: 2px solid #040a91;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #040a91;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 10 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 95% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-040a91 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #040a91, #450491);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-040a91 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 10 145 / 0.35);
}

#000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 1.36 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 1.65 #000080 Navy ΔE 2.91 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.52 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.01 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.05 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 5.87 #fbf56e Inverted #2a2a2a Grayscale 

Phthalo Blue
#040a91  rgb(4, 10, 145)  hsl(237, 95%, 29%)  Phthalo Blue
#918b04  rgb(145, 139, 4)  hsl(57, 95%, 29%)  Olive
#91040a  rgb(145, 4, 10)  hsl(357, 95%, 29%)  Sangria
#0a9104  rgb(10, 145, 4)  hsl(117, 95%, 29%)  Islamic Green