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#041D8A

#041d8a ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#041d8a is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 11.37% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.1% cyan, 78.99% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 228.81°, 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 13.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 2.06.

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Relative luminance0.0274

Complementary

  1. #041d8a
  2. #8a7104

Split complementary

  1. #041d8a
  2. #8a2e04
  3. #608a04

Analogous

  1. #04608a
  2. #041d8a
  3. #2e048a

Triadic

  1. #041d8a
  2. #8a041d
  3. #1d8a04

Tetradic

  1. #041d8a
  2. #71048a
  3. #8a7104
  4. #1d8a04

Square

  1. #041d8a
  2. #8a0460
  3. #8a7104
  4. #048a2e

Monochromatic

  1. #010414
  2. #020d40
  3. #041d8a
  4. #062dd4
  5. #2e54f9

Shades

#041d8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #041d8a
  2. #041a7c
  3. #03176e
  4. #031461
  5. #021153
  6. #020f45
  7. #020c37
  8. #010929
  9. #01061c
  10. #00030e
  11. #000000

Tints

#041d8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #041d8a
  2. #1d3496
  3. #364aa1
  4. #4f61ad
  5. #6877b9
  6. #828ec5
  7. #9ba5d0
  8. #b4bbdc
  9. #cdd2e8
  10. #e6e8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#041d8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #041d8a
  2. #102789
  3. #1d3188
  4. #293b87
  5. #364586
  6. #424f85
  7. #4e5884
  8. #5b6283
  9. #676c82
  10. #747681
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2e2e2e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #232860 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00358d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002788 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003e53 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002d8c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002489 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00346d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-041d8a {
  color: #041d8a;
}
Background
.bg-041d8a {
  background-color: #041d8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-041d8a {
  border: 2px solid #041d8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #041d8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 29 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 94% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-041d8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #041d8a, #2e048a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-041d8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 29 138 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 2.06 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 2.98 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 4.14 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.57 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.09 #000080 Navy ΔE 5.51 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.55 #fbe275 Inverted #2e2e2e Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#041d8a  rgb(4, 29, 138)  hsl(229, 94%, 28%)  Imperial Blue
#8a7104  rgb(138, 113, 4)  hsl(49, 94%, 28%)  Olive
#8a041d  rgb(138, 4, 29)  hsl(349, 94%, 28%)  Burgundy
#1d8a04  rgb(29, 138, 4)  hsl(109, 94%, 28%)  India Green