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#040C8A

#040c8a ≈ Phthalo Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#040c8a is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 4.71% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.1% cyan, 91.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 236.42°, with 94.37% saturation and 27.84% 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 14.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Phthalo Blue (#000f89), ΔE 0.54.

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Relative luminance0.0212

Complementary

  1. #040c8a
  2. #8a8204

Split complementary

  1. #040c8a
  2. #8a3f04
  3. #4f8a04

Analogous

  1. #044f8a
  2. #040c8a
  3. #3f048a

Triadic

  1. #040c8a
  2. #8a040c
  3. #0c8a04

Tetradic

  1. #040c8a
  2. #82048a
  3. #8a8204
  4. #0c8a04

Square

  1. #040c8a
  2. #8a044f
  3. #8a8204
  4. #048a3f

Monochromatic

  1. #010214
  2. #020640
  3. #040c8a
  4. #0612d4
  5. #2e3af9

Shades

#040c8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #040c8a
  2. #040b7c
  3. #030a6e
  4. #030861
  5. #020753
  6. #020645
  7. #020537
  8. #010429
  9. #01021c
  10. #00010e
  11. #000000

Tints

#040c8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #040c8a
  2. #1d2496
  3. #363da1
  4. #4f55ad
  5. #686db9
  6. #8286c5
  7. #9b9ed0
  8. #b4b6dc
  9. #cdcee8
  10. #e6e7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#040c8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #040c8a
  2. #101889
  3. #1d2388
  4. #292f87
  5. #363a86
  6. #424685
  7. #4e5284
  8. #5b5d83
  9. #676982
  10. #747481
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #282828 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1e205f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002f8d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002188 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003950 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00258c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001a89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #002d6c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-040c8a {
  color: #040c8a;
}
Background
.bg-040c8a {
  background-color: #040c8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-040c8a {
  border: 2px solid #040c8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #040c8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 12 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 94% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-040c8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #040c8a, #3f048a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-040c8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 12 138 / 0.35);
}

#000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 0.54 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 1.63 #000080 Navy ΔE 2.34 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.33 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 4.61 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 5.00 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.02 #fbf375 Inverted #282828 Grayscale 

Phthalo Blue
#040c8a  rgb(4, 12, 138)  hsl(236, 94%, 28%)  Phthalo Blue
#8a8204  rgb(138, 130, 4)  hsl(56, 94%, 28%)  Olive
#8a040c  rgb(138, 4, 12)  hsl(356, 94%, 28%)  Sangria
#0c8a04  rgb(12, 138, 4)  hsl(116, 94%, 28%)  India Green