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#040F89

#040f89 ≈ Phthalo Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#040f89 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 5.88% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.08% cyan, 89.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 235.04°, with 94.33% saturation and 27.65% 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 14.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Phthalo Blue (#000f89), ΔE 0.16.

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Relative luminance0.0217

Complementary

  1. #040f89
  2. #897e04

Split complementary

  1. #040f89
  2. #893c04
  3. #528904

Analogous

  1. #045289
  2. #040f89
  3. #3c0489

Triadic

  1. #040f89
  2. #89040f
  3. #0f8904

Tetradic

  1. #040f89
  2. #7e0489
  3. #897e04
  4. #0f8904

Square

  1. #040f89
  2. #890452
  3. #897e04
  4. #04893c

Monochromatic

  1. #010214
  2. #02073f
  3. #040f89
  4. #0617d3
  5. #2d3ef9

Shades

#040f89 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #040f89
  2. #040e7b
  3. #030c6e
  4. #030b60
  5. #020952
  6. #020845
  7. #020637
  8. #010529
  9. #01031b
  10. #00020e
  11. #000000

Tints

#040f89 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #040f89
  2. #1d2795
  3. #363fa1
  4. #4f57ac
  5. #686fb8
  6. #8287c4
  7. #9b9fd0
  8. #b4b7dc
  9. #cdcfe7
  10. #e6e7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#040f89 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #040f89
  2. #101a88
  3. #1d2687
  4. #293186
  5. #363c85
  6. #424885
  7. #4e5384
  8. #5b5e83
  9. #676982
  10. #747581
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #292929 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1f215e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002f8c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002187 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003950 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00268b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001b88 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #002d6b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-040f89 {
  color: #040f89;
}
Background
.bg-040f89 {
  background-color: #040f89;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-040f89 {
  border: 2px solid #040f89;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #040f89;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 15 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 94% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-040f89 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #040f89, #3c0489);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-040f89 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 15 137 / 0.35);
}

#000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 0.16 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 2.11 #000080 Navy ΔE 2.66 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.34 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 4.55 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 4.63 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.63 #fbf076 Inverted #292929 Grayscale 

Phthalo Blue
#040f89  rgb(4, 15, 137)  hsl(235, 94%, 28%)  Phthalo Blue
#897e04  rgb(137, 126, 4)  hsl(55, 94%, 28%)  Olive
#89040f  rgb(137, 4, 15)  hsl(355, 94%, 28%)  Sangria
#0f8904  rgb(15, 137, 4)  hsl(115, 94%, 28%)  India Green