#042353

Color #042353

A vivid, highly saturated very dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 24.48 Nearest Tailwind class blue-950 #162456 · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#042353

RGB

rgb(4, 35, 83)

HSL

hsl(216.5, 90.8%, 17.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.5, 95.2%, 32.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(95.2%, 57.8%, 0%, 67.5%)

LAB

lab(14.69, 10.46, -32.3)

LCH

lch(14.69, 33.95, 287.94)

OKLCH

oklch(26.8%, 0.095, 259.2)

HWB

hwb(216.5, 1.6%, 67.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#533404

Analogous

#044b53

#042353

#0d0453

Triadic

#042353

#530423

#235304

Split-complementary

#042353

#530d04

#4b5304

Tetradic

#042353

#340453

#533404

#235304

Square

#042353

#53044b

#533404

#04530d

Shades

Color #042353 mixed toward black.

#031d45

#031737

#02122a

#010c1c

#01060e

Tints

Color #042353 mixed toward white.

#073f96

#0a5cda

#3581f5

#79abf9

#bcd5fc

Tones

Color #042353 mixed toward gray.

#0b244d

#112646

#18273f

#1e2939

#252a32

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.37:1

White text reads better on this background (15.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#16164b · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#141248 · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#074341 · ΔE 25.8

Achromatopsia

#252525 · ΔE 19.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #042353;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#042353]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#042353 (#042353) is rgb(4, 35, 83) in RGB.

No, #042353 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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