#040609

Color #040609

A muted very dark blue.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 2.07 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-950 #09090b · ΔE 1

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Conversions

HEX

#040609

RGB

rgb(4, 6, 9)

HSL

hsl(216, 38.5%, 2.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 55.6%, 3.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(55.6%, 33.3%, 0%, 96.5%)

LAB

lab(1.59, -0.11, -1.32)

LCH

lch(1.59, 1.32, 265.24)

OKLCH

oklch(12%, 0.0097, 252.68)

HWB

hwb(216, 1.6%, 96.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#090704

Analogous

#040809

#040609

#040409

Triadic

#040609

#090406

#060904

Split-complementary

#040609

#090404

#080904

Tetradic

#040609

#070409

#090704

#060904

Square

#040609

#090408

#090704

#040904

Shades

Color #040609 mixed toward black.

#030507

#030406

#020304

#010203

#010101

Tints

Color #040609 mixed toward white.

#1d2c42

#37527c

#5379b3

#8ca6cc

#c6d2e6

Tones

Color #040609 mixed toward gray.

#040608

#050608

#060607

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

20.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.04:1

White text reads better on this background (20.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#050508 · ΔE 0.8

Deuteranopia

#050508 · ΔE 0.8

Tritanopia

#040808 · ΔE 1.7

Achromatopsia

#060606 · ΔE 1.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #040609;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#040609]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#040609 (#040609) is rgb(4, 6, 9) in RGB.

No, #040609 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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