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#040256

#040256 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#040256 is a color from the blue family, with very low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 0.78% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.35% cyan, 97.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.27% black. Its hue angle is 241.43°, with 95.45% saturation and 17.25% 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 18.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 6.22.

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Relative luminance0.0074

Complementary

  1. #040256
  2. #545602

Split complementary

  1. #040256
  2. #562e02
  3. #2a5602

Analogous

  1. #022a56
  2. #040256
  3. #2e0256

Triadic

  1. #040256
  2. #560402
  3. #025604

Tetradic

  1. #040256
  2. #560254
  3. #545602
  4. #025604

Square

  1. #040256
  2. #56022a
  3. #545602
  4. #02562e

Monochromatic

  1. #010014
  2. #010014
  3. #040256
  4. #0704a1
  5. #0b05eb

Shades

#040256 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #040256
  2. #04024d
  3. #030245
  4. #03013c
  5. #020134
  6. #02012b
  7. #020122
  8. #01011a
  9. #010011
  10. #000009
  11. #000000

Tints

#040256 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #040256
  2. #1d1b67
  3. #363578
  4. #4f4e89
  5. #68679a
  6. #8281ab
  7. #9b9abb
  8. #b4b3cc
  9. #cdccdd
  10. #e6e6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#040256 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #040256
  2. #100f5a
  3. #1d1b5e
  4. #292863
  5. #363467
  6. #42416b
  7. #4e4e6f
  8. #5b5a73
  9. #676778
  10. #74737c
  11. #808080

Readable text 18.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #151515 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #0f0f3a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #001958 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #001055 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00202f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #001257 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #000b55 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #001742 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-040256 {
  color: #040256;
}
Background
.bg-040256 {
  background-color: #040256;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-040256 {
  border: 2px solid #040256;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #040256;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 2 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 241 95% 17%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-040256 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #040256, #2e0256);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-040256 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 2 86 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.22 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.51 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.65 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.03 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.04 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 10.99 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 11.46 #fbfda9 Inverted #151515 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#040256  rgb(4, 2, 86)  hsl(241, 95%, 17%)  Midnight Blue
#545602  rgb(84, 86, 2)  hsl(61, 95%, 17%)  Army Green
#560402  rgb(86, 4, 2)  hsl(1, 95%, 17%)  Rosewood
#025604  rgb(2, 86, 4)  hsl(121, 95%, 17%)  Lincoln Green