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#041E8B

#041e8b ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#041e8b is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 11.76% green and 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.12% cyan, 78.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 228.44°, with 94.41% saturation and 28.04% 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 13.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 1.8.

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Relative luminance0.0282

Complementary

  1. #041e8b
  2. #8b7104

Split complementary

  1. #041e8b
  2. #8b2d04
  3. #628b04

Analogous

  1. #04628b
  2. #041e8b
  3. #2d048b

Triadic

  1. #041e8b
  2. #8b041e
  3. #1e8b04

Tetradic

  1. #041e8b
  2. #71048b
  3. #8b7104
  4. #1e8b04

Square

  1. #041e8b
  2. #8b0462
  3. #8b7104
  4. #048b2d

Monochromatic

  1. #010414
  2. #020e41
  3. #041e8b
  4. #062ed5
  5. #2f56f9

Shades

#041e8b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #041e8b
  2. #041b7d
  3. #03186f
  4. #031561
  5. #021253
  6. #020f46
  7. #020c38
  8. #01092a
  9. #01061c
  10. #00030e
  11. #000000

Tints

#041e8b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #041e8b
  2. #1d3597
  3. #364ba2
  4. #4f62ae
  5. #6878b9
  6. #828fc5
  7. #9ba5d1
  8. #b4bcdc
  9. #cdd2e8
  10. #e6e9f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#041e8b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #041e8b
  2. #10288a
  3. #1d3289
  4. #293b88
  5. #364587
  6. #424f86
  7. #4e5984
  8. #5b6383
  9. #676c82
  10. #747681
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2f2f2f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #242961 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00358e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002889 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003f53 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002d8d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00248a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00356e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-041e8b {
  color: #041e8b;
}
Background
.bg-041e8b {
  background-color: #041e8b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-041e8b {
  border: 2px solid #041e8b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #041e8b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 30 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 94% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-041e8b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #041e8b, #2d048b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-041e8b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 30 139 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 1.80 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 3.22 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 4.31 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.55 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.32 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.73 #000080 Navy ΔE 5.77 #fbe174 Inverted #2f2f2f Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#041e8b  rgb(4, 30, 139)  hsl(228, 94%, 28%)  Imperial Blue
#8b7104  rgb(139, 113, 4)  hsl(48, 94%, 28%)  Olive
#8b041e  rgb(139, 4, 30)  hsl(348, 94%, 28%)  Burgundy
#1e8b04  rgb(30, 139, 4)  hsl(108, 94%, 28%)  India Green