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#041F8F

#041f8f ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#041f8f is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 12.16% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.2% cyan, 78.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 228.35°, with 94.56% saturation and 28.82% 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 13.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 1.27.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0299

Complementary

  1. #041f8f
  2. #8f7404

Split complementary

  1. #041f8f
  2. #8f2f04
  3. #648f04

Analogous

  1. #04648f
  2. #041f8f
  3. #2f048f

Triadic

  1. #041f8f
  2. #8f041f
  3. #1f8f04

Tetradic

  1. #041f8f
  2. #74048f
  3. #8f7404
  4. #1f8f04

Square

  1. #041f8f
  2. #8f0464
  3. #8f7404
  4. #048f2f

Monochromatic

  1. #010414
  2. #020f45
  3. #041f8f
  4. #062fd9
  5. #3359f9

Shades

#041f8f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #041f8f
  2. #041c81
  3. #031972
  4. #031664
  5. #021356
  6. #021048
  7. #020c39
  8. #01092b
  9. #01061d
  10. #00030e
  11. #000000

Tints

#041f8f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #041f8f
  2. #1d359a
  3. #364ca5
  4. #4f62b1
  5. #6879bc
  6. #828fc7
  7. #9ba5d2
  8. #b4bcdd
  9. #cdd2e9
  10. #e6e9f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#041f8f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #041f8f
  2. #10298e
  3. #1d328c
  4. #293c8b
  5. #364689
  6. #425088
  7. #4e5986
  8. #5b6385
  9. #676d83
  10. #747682
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #303030 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #252a64 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003792 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00298d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004156 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002f91 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00268e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003671 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-041f8f {
  color: #041f8f;
}
Background
.bg-041f8f {
  background-color: #041f8f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-041f8f {
  border: 2px solid #041f8f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #041f8f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 31 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 95% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-041f8f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #041f8f, #2f048f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-041f8f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 31 143 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 1.27 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 3.47 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.13 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 4.87 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.49 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.82 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.00 #fbe070 Inverted #303030 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#041f8f  rgb(4, 31, 143)  hsl(228, 95%, 29%)  Imperial Blue
#8f7404  rgb(143, 116, 4)  hsl(48, 95%, 29%)  Olive
#8f041f  rgb(143, 4, 31)  hsl(348, 95%, 29%)  Carmine
#1f8f04  rgb(31, 143, 4)  hsl(108, 95%, 29%)  Islamic Green