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#040468

#040468 ≈ Navy

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#040468 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 1.57% green and 40.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.15% cyan, 96.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 59.22% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 92.59% saturation and 21.18% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 17.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Navy (#000080), ΔE 3.63.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#000066
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Relative luminance0.0111

Complementary

  1. #040468
  2. #686804

Split complementary

  1. #040468
  2. #683604
  3. #366804

Analogous

  1. #043668
  2. #040468
  3. #360468

Triadic

  1. #040468
  2. #680404
  3. #046804

Tetradic

  1. #040468
  2. #680468
  3. #686804
  4. #046804

Square

  1. #040468
  2. #680436
  3. #686804
  4. #046836

Monochromatic

  1. #010114
  2. #01011e
  3. #040468
  4. #0707b2
  5. #0f0ff6

Shades

#040468 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #040468
  2. #04045e
  3. #030353
  4. #030349
  5. #02023e
  6. #020234
  7. #02022a
  8. #01011f
  9. #010115
  10. #00000a
  11. #000000

Tints

#040468 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #040468
  2. #1d1d77
  3. #363686
  4. #4f4f95
  5. #6868a4
  6. #8282b4
  7. #9b9bc3
  8. #b4b4d2
  9. #cdcde1
  10. #e6e6f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#040468 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #040468
  2. #10106a
  3. #1d1d6d
  4. #29296f
  5. #363672
  6. #424274
  7. #4e4e76
  8. #5b5b79
  9. #67677b
  10. #74747e
  11. #808080

Readable text 17.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #1b1b1b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #141446 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00216a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #001566 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00283a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00186a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001067 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #001f50 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-040468 {
  color: #040468;
}
Background
.bg-040468 {
  background-color: #040468;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-040468 {
  border: 2px solid #040468;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #040468;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 4 104;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 93% 21%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-040468 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #040468, #360468);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-040468 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 4 104 / 0.35);
}

#000080 Navy ΔE 3.63 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 4.63 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.14 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.19 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.61 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 9.01 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 9.21 #fbfb97 Inverted #1b1b1b Grayscale 

Navy
#040468  rgb(4, 4, 104)  hsl(240, 93%, 21%)  Navy
#686804  rgb(104, 104, 4)  hsl(60, 93%, 21%)  Olive
#680404  rgb(104, 4, 4)  hsl(0, 93%, 21%)  Rosewood
#046804  rgb(4, 104, 4)  hsl(120, 93%, 21%)  Pakistan Green