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#042d4e color: Royal Blue Metallic

#042d4e is rgb(4, 45, 78) in RGB and oklch(29.012% 0.07403 248.369) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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207°
100%

29%
0.074
248°
  • Blue
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • sky-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.09:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.49:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #042d4e

#042d4e is a soft very dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 29% lightness, 0.074 chroma and a hue of 248°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.09:1 contrast and black text 1.49:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Royal Blue Metallic (#082d4f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-950.

More very dark blue colors

Lighter: #042d4e mixed with white

  1. 042d4e
  2. 1e405f
  3. 355370
  4. 4d6781
  5. 647b92
  6. 7d90a4
  7. 95a5b6
  8. afbbc8
  9. c9d1da
  10. e4e8ec

Darker: #042d4e mixed with black

  1. 042d4e
  2. 032643
  3. 021f38
  4. 01182d
  5. 011123
  6. 000b19
  7. 00060f
  8. 000207
  9. 000102
  10. 000000

Calmer: #042d4e with less saturation

  1. 042d4e
  2. 0a2d4b
  3. 102d47
  4. 152d44
  5. 192d40
  6. 1c2d3d
  7. 202d3a
  8. 232c36
  9. 262c33
  10. 292c2f

Questions about #042d4e

What color is #042d4e?

#042d4e is soft very dark blue. The closest named color is Royal Blue Metallic. In RGB it is rgb(4, 45, 78), in HSL hsl(206.76, 90.24%, 16.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(29.012% 0.07403 248.369).

What colors go well with #042d4e?

The complementary color of #042d4e is #432300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #003343 and #24264f. The triadic partners are #491924 and #203202.

Is white or black text more readable on #042d4e?

White text reads better on #042d4e: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.09:1 and black gives 1.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #042d4e a warm or cool color?

#042d4e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 248 degrees, its lightness 29% and its chroma 0.074.