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#040D87

#040d87 ≈ Phthalo Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#040d87 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 5.1% green and 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.04% cyan, 90.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.06% black. Its hue angle is 235.88°, with 94.24% saturation and 27.25% 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 14.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Phthalo Blue (#000f89), ΔE 0.46.

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Relative luminance0.0206

Complementary

  1. #040d87
  2. #877e04

Split complementary

  1. #040d87
  2. #873c04
  3. #4e8704

Analogous

  1. #044e87
  2. #040d87
  3. #3c0487

Triadic

  1. #040d87
  2. #87040d
  3. #0d8704

Tetradic

  1. #040d87
  2. #7e0487
  3. #877e04
  4. #0d8704

Square

  1. #040d87
  2. #87044e
  3. #877e04
  4. #04873c

Monochromatic

  1. #010214
  2. #02063d
  3. #040d87
  4. #0614d1
  5. #2b39f9

Shades

#040d87 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #040d87
  2. #040c7a
  3. #030a6c
  4. #03095f
  5. #020851
  6. #020744
  7. #020536
  8. #010429
  9. #01031b
  10. #00010e
  11. #000000

Tints

#040d87 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #040d87
  2. #1d2593
  3. #363d9f
  4. #4f56ab
  5. #686eb7
  6. #8286c3
  7. #9b9ecf
  8. #b4b6db
  9. #cdcfe7
  10. #e6e7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#040d87 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #040d87
  2. #101986
  3. #1d2486
  4. #293085
  5. #363b84
  6. #424784
  7. #4e5283
  8. #5b5e82
  9. #676981
  10. #747581
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #272727 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1e1f5d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002e8a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002085 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00384e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002489 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001a86 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #002c6a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-040d87 {
  color: #040d87;
}
Background
.bg-040d87 {
  background-color: #040d87;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-040d87 {
  border: 2px solid #040d87;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #040d87;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 13 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 94% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-040d87 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #040d87, #3c0487);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-040d87 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 13 135 / 0.35);
}

#000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 0.46 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 1.85 #000080 Navy ΔE 2.24 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 4.47 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 4.60 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.70 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.04 #fbf278 Inverted #272727 Grayscale 

Phthalo Blue
#040d87  rgb(4, 13, 135)  hsl(236, 94%, 27%)  Phthalo Blue
#877e04  rgb(135, 126, 4)  hsl(56, 94%, 27%)  Olive
#87040d  rgb(135, 4, 13)  hsl(356, 94%, 27%)  Sangria
#0d8704  rgb(13, 135, 4)  hsl(116, 94%, 27%)  India Green