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#04257A

#04257a ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#04257a is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 14.51% green and 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.72% cyan, 69.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.16% black. Its hue angle is 223.22°, with 93.65% saturation and 24.71% 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 13.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 4.34.

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Web safe#003366
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Relative luminance0.0275

Complementary

  1. #04257a
  2. #7a5904

Split complementary

  1. #04257a
  2. #7a1e04
  3. #607a04

Analogous

  1. #04607a
  2. #04257a
  3. #1e047a

Triadic

  1. #04257a
  2. #7a0425
  3. #257a04

Tetradic

  1. #04257a
  2. #59047a
  3. #7a5904
  4. #257a04

Square

  1. #04257a
  2. #7a0460
  3. #7a5904
  4. #047a1e

Monochromatic

  1. #010614
  2. #020f30
  3. #04257a
  4. #063bc4
  5. #1f5cf8

Shades

#04257a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #04257a
  2. #04216e
  3. #031e62
  4. #031a55
  5. #021649
  6. #02133d
  7. #020f31
  8. #010b25
  9. #010718
  10. #00040c
  11. #000000

Tints

#04257a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #04257a
  2. #1d3b87
  3. #365195
  4. #4f66a2
  5. #687caf
  6. #8292bd
  7. #9ba8ca
  8. #b4bed7
  9. #cdd3e4
  10. #e6e9f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#04257a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #04257a
  2. #102e7b
  3. #1d377b
  4. #29407c
  5. #36497c
  6. #42537d
  7. #4e5c7e
  8. #5b657e
  9. #676e7f
  10. #74777f
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2e2e2e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #232b57 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00347d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002978 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003c4c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002e7c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002779 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003462 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-04257a {
  color: #04257a;
}
Background
.bg-04257a {
  background-color: #04257a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-04257a {
  border: 2px solid #04257a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #04257a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 37 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 94% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-04257a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #04257a, #1e047a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-04257a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 37 122 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 4.34 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.40 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.56 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.51 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.17 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.77 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.26 #fbda85 Inverted #2e2e2e Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#04257a  rgb(4, 37, 122)  hsl(223, 94%, 25%)  Midnight Blue
#7a5904  rgb(122, 89, 4)  hsl(43, 94%, 25%)  Field Drab
#7a0425  rgb(122, 4, 37)  hsl(343, 94%, 25%)  Burgundy
#257a04  rgb(37, 122, 4)  hsl(103, 94%, 25%)  Green