#042e6b

Color #042e6b

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 16.99 Nearest Tailwind class blue-950 #162456 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#042e6b

RGB

rgb(4, 46, 107)

HSL

hsl(215.5, 92.8%, 21.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.5, 96.3%, 42%)

CMYK

cmyk(96.3%, 57%, 0%, 58%)

LAB

lab(20.21, 13.09, -39.24)

LCH

lch(20.21, 41.37, 288.45)

OKLCH

oklch(31.6%, 0.1155, 258.97)

HWB

hwb(215.5, 1.6%, 58%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6b4104

Analogous

#04626b

#042e6b

#0d046b

Triadic

#042e6b

#6b042e

#2e6b04

Split-complementary

#042e6b

#6b0d04

#626b04

Tetradic

#042e6b

#41046b

#6b4104

#2e6b04

Square

#042e6b

#6b0462

#6b4104

#046b0d

Shades

Color #042e6b mixed toward black.

#032659

#031f47

#021736

#010f24

#010812

Tints

Color #042e6b mixed toward white.

#064aab

#0965eb

#3f8af8

#7fb1fa

#bfd8fd

Tones

Color #042e6b mixed toward gray.

#0d3063

#15315a

#1e3351

#263449

#2f3640

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.61:1

White text reads better on this background (13.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1d1e60 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#1b185e · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#085755 · ΔE 28.1

Achromatopsia

#313131 · ΔE 21.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #042e6b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#042e6b]

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

#042e6b (#042e6b) is rgb(4, 46, 107) in RGB.

No, #042e6b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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