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#04239B

#04239b ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#04239b is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 13.73% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.42% cyan, 77.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 227.68°, with 94.97% saturation and 31.18% 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 12.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 0.93.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0359

Complementary

  1. #04239b
  2. #9b7c04

Split complementary

  1. #04239b
  2. #9b3004
  3. #6f9b04

Analogous

  1. #046f9b
  2. #04239b
  3. #30049b

Triadic

  1. #04239b
  2. #9b0423
  3. #239b04

Tetradic

  1. #04239b
  2. #7c049b
  3. #9b7c04
  4. #239b04

Square

  1. #04239b
  2. #9b046f
  3. #9b7c04
  4. #049b30

Monochromatic

  1. #010414
  2. #021250
  3. #04239b
  4. #0634e6
  5. #3e65fa

Shades

#04239b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #04239b
  2. #04208c
  3. #031c7c
  4. #03196d
  5. #02155d
  6. #02124e
  7. #020e3e
  8. #010b2f
  9. #01071f
  10. #000410
  11. #000000

Tints

#04239b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #04239b
  2. #1d39a5
  3. #364faf
  4. #4f65b9
  5. #687bc3
  6. #8291cd
  7. #9ba7d7
  8. #b4bde1
  9. #cdd3eb
  10. #e6e9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#04239b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #04239b
  2. #102c98
  3. #1d3696
  4. #293f93
  5. #364890
  6. #42528e
  7. #4e5b8b
  8. #5b6488
  9. #676d85
  10. #747783
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #353535 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #292f6d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003c9e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002e99 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00485e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00349d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002a9a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003c7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-04239b {
  color: #04239b;
}
Background
.bg-04239b {
  background-color: #04239b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-04239b {
  border: 2px solid #04239b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #04239b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 35 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 95% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-04239b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #04239b, #30049b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-04239b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 35 155 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 0.93 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.52 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.71 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.85 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.86 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.60 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.64 #fbdc64 Inverted #353535 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#04239b  rgb(4, 35, 155)  hsl(228, 95%, 31%)  Imperial Blue
#9b7c04  rgb(155, 124, 4)  hsl(48, 95%, 31%)  Dark Goldenrod
#9b0423  rgb(155, 4, 35)  hsl(348, 95%, 31%)  Carmine
#239b04  rgb(35, 155, 4)  hsl(108, 95%, 31%)  Islamic Green