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#040D32

#040d32 ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#040d32 is a color from the blue family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 5.1% green and 19.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92% cyan, 74% magenta, 0% yellow and 80.39% black. Its hue angle is 228.26°, with 85.19% saturation and 10.59% 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 18.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 6.89.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.0054

Complementary

  1. #040d32
  2. #322904

Split complementary

  1. #040d32
  2. #321204
  3. #243204

Analogous

  1. #042432
  2. #040d32
  3. #120432

Triadic

  1. #040d32
  2. #32040d
  3. #0d3204

Tetradic

  1. #040d32
  2. #290432
  3. #322904
  4. #0d3204

Square

  1. #040d32
  2. #320424
  3. #322904
  4. #043212

Monochromatic

  1. #020513
  2. #020513
  3. #040d32
  4. #0a1f79
  5. #0f32c0

Shades

#040d32 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #040d32
  2. #040c2d
  3. #030a28
  4. #030923
  5. #02081e
  6. #020719
  7. #020514
  8. #01040f
  9. #01030a
  10. #000105
  11. #000000

Tints

#040d32 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #040d32
  2. #1d2547
  3. #363d5b
  4. #4f5670
  5. #686e84
  6. #828699
  7. #9b9ead
  8. #b4b6c2
  9. #cdcfd6
  10. #e6e7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#040d32 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #040d32
  2. #10193a
  3. #1d2442
  4. #293049
  5. #363b51
  6. #424759
  7. #4e5261
  8. #5b5e69
  9. #676970
  10. #747578
  11. #808080

Readable text 18.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #111111 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #0c0f22 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #001333 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #000e31 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00171d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #001133 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #000e32 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #001327 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-040d32 {
  color: #040d32;
}
Background
.bg-040d32 {
  background-color: #040d32;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-040d32 {
  border: 2px solid #040d32;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #040d32;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 13 50;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 85% 11%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-040d32 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #040d32, #120432);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-040d32 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 13 50 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 6.89 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 12.00 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 13.18 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 14.43 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 15.15 #000080 Navy ΔE 15.37 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 15.64 #fbf2cd Inverted #111111 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#040d32  rgb(4, 13, 50)  hsl(228, 85%, 11%)  Oxford Blue
#322904  rgb(50, 41, 4)  hsl(48, 85%, 11%)  Bistre
#32040d  rgb(50, 4, 13)  hsl(348, 85%, 11%)  Caput Mortuum
#0d3204  rgb(13, 50, 4)  hsl(108, 85%, 11%)  British Racing Green