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#041F9D

#041f9d ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#041f9d 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 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.45% cyan, 80.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.43% black. Its hue angle is 229.41°, with 95.03% saturation and 31.57% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 1.67.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0344

Complementary

  1. #041f9d
  2. #9d8204

Split complementary

  1. #041f9d
  2. #9d3504
  3. #6c9d04

Analogous

  1. #046c9d
  2. #041f9d
  3. #35049d

Triadic

  1. #041f9d
  2. #9d041f
  3. #1f9d04

Tetradic

  1. #041f9d
  2. #82049d
  3. #9d8204
  4. #1f9d04

Square

  1. #041f9d
  2. #9d046c
  3. #9d8204
  4. #049d35

Monochromatic

  1. #010414
  2. #021052
  3. #041f9d
  4. #062ee8
  5. #4061fa

Shades

#041f9d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #041f9d
  2. #041c8d
  3. #03197e
  4. #03166e
  5. #02135e
  6. #02104f
  7. #020c3f
  8. #01092f
  9. #01061f
  10. #000310
  11. #000000

Tints

#041f9d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #041f9d
  2. #1d35a7
  3. #364cb1
  4. #4f62ba
  5. #6879c4
  6. #828fce
  7. #9ba5d8
  8. #b4bce2
  9. #cdd2eb
  10. #e6e9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#041f9d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #041f9d
  2. #10299a
  3. #1d3297
  4. #293c94
  5. #364691
  6. #42508f
  7. #4e598c
  8. #5b6389
  9. #676d86
  10. #747683
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #343434 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #282d6e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003ba1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002c9b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00475e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00329f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00289c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003a7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-041f9d {
  color: #041f9d;
}
Background
.bg-041f9d {
  background-color: #041f9d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-041f9d {
  border: 2px solid #041f9d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #041f9d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 31 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 95% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-041f9d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #041f9d, #35049d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-041f9d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 31 157 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 1.67 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.52 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.21 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.56 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.78 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.88 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.68 #fbe062 Inverted #343434 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#041f9d  rgb(4, 31, 157)  hsl(229, 95%, 32%)  Imperial Blue
#9d8204  rgb(157, 130, 4)  hsl(49, 95%, 32%)  Dark Goldenrod
#9d041f  rgb(157, 4, 31)  hsl(349, 95%, 32%)  Carmine
#1f9d04  rgb(31, 157, 4)  hsl(109, 95%, 32%)  Islamic Green