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#040E39

#040e39 ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#040e39 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, 5.49% green and 22.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.98% cyan, 75.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 77.65% black. Its hue angle is 228.68°, with 86.89% saturation and 11.96% 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 18.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 7.05.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#000033
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Relative luminance0.0064

Complementary

  1. #040e39
  2. #392f04

Split complementary

  1. #040e39
  2. #391404
  3. #283904

Analogous

  1. #042839
  2. #040e39
  3. #140439

Triadic

  1. #040e39
  2. #39040e
  3. #0e3904

Tetradic

  1. #040e39
  2. #2f0439
  3. #392f04
  4. #0e3904

Square

  1. #040e39
  2. #390428
  3. #392f04
  4. #043914

Monochromatic

  1. #010513
  2. #010513
  3. #040e39
  4. #092080
  5. #0e31c8

Shades

#040e39 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #040e39
  2. #040d33
  3. #030b2e
  4. #030a28
  5. #020822
  6. #02071d
  7. #020617
  8. #010411
  9. #01030b
  10. #000106
  11. #000000

Tints

#040e39 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #040e39
  2. #1d264d
  3. #363e61
  4. #4f5674
  5. #686e88
  6. #82879c
  7. #9b9fb0
  8. #b4b7c4
  9. #cdcfd7
  10. #e6e7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#040e39 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #040e39
  2. #101940
  3. #1d2547
  4. #29304e
  5. #363c55
  6. #42475d
  7. #4e5264
  8. #5b5e6b
  9. #676972
  10. #747579
  11. #808080

Readable text 18.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #131313 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #0e1127 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00153a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #001038 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #001a21 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00133a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #000f39 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00162c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-040e39 {
  color: #040e39;
}
Background
.bg-040e39 {
  background-color: #040e39;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-040e39 {
  border: 2px solid #040e39;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #040e39;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 14 57;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 87% 12%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-040e39 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #040e39, #140439);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-040e39 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 14 57 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 7.05 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 10.38 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 13.23 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 13.52 #000080 Navy ΔE 13.79 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 14.12 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 14.99 #fbf1c6 Inverted #131313 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#040e39  rgb(4, 14, 57)  hsl(229, 87%, 12%)  Oxford Blue
#392f04  rgb(57, 47, 4)  hsl(49, 87%, 12%)  Bistre
#39040e  rgb(57, 4, 14)  hsl(349, 87%, 12%)  Caput Mortuum
#0e3904  rgb(14, 57, 4)  hsl(109, 87%, 12%)  British Racing Green