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#040B60

#040b60 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#040b60 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, 4.31% green and 37.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.83% cyan, 88.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 62.35% black. Its hue angle is 235.43°, with 92% saturation and 19.61% 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 17.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 3.93.

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Relative luminance0.0111

Complementary

  1. #040b60
  2. #605904

Split complementary

  1. #040b60
  2. #602b04
  3. #396004

Analogous

  1. #043960
  2. #040b60
  3. #2b0460

Triadic

  1. #040b60
  2. #60040b
  3. #0b6004

Tetradic

  1. #040b60
  2. #590460
  3. #605904
  4. #0b6004

Square

  1. #040b60
  2. #600439
  3. #605904
  4. #04602b

Monochromatic

  1. #010214
  2. #010317
  3. #040b60
  4. #0713a9
  5. #0a1cf3

Shades

#040b60 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #040b60
  2. #040a56
  3. #03094d
  4. #030843
  5. #02073a
  6. #020630
  7. #020426
  8. #01031d
  9. #010213
  10. #00010a
  11. #000000

Tints

#040b60 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #040b60
  2. #1d2370
  3. #363c80
  4. #4f5490
  5. #686da0
  6. #8285b0
  7. #9b9dbf
  8. #b4b6cf
  9. #cdcedf
  10. #e6e7ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#040b60 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #040b60
  2. #101763
  3. #1d2266
  4. #292e6a
  5. #363a6d
  6. #424670
  7. #4e5173
  8. #5b5d76
  9. #67697a
  10. #74747d
  11. #808080

Readable text 17.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #1b1b1b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #141641 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002062 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00165f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #002737 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #001961 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00125f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #001f4b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-040b60 {
  color: #040b60;
}
Background
.bg-040b60 {
  background-color: #040b60;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-040b60 {
  border: 2px solid #040b60;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #040b60;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 11 96;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 92% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-040b60 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #040b60, #2b0460);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-040b60 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 11 96 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 3.93 #000080 Navy ΔE 5.43 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.26 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.29 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.79 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 9.19 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 10.31 #fbf49f Inverted #1b1b1b Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#040b60  rgb(4, 11, 96)  hsl(235, 92%, 20%)  Midnight Blue
#605904  rgb(96, 89, 4)  hsl(55, 92%, 20%)  Field Drab
#60040b  rgb(96, 4, 11)  hsl(355, 92%, 20%)  Rosewood
#0b6004  rgb(11, 96, 4)  hsl(115, 92%, 20%)  Dark Green