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#042e52 color: Indigo Black

#042e52 is rgb(4, 46, 82) in RGB and oklch(29.579% 0.07863 249.883) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

29.6%
0.079
250°
  • Blue
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • sky-950
  • Black 68%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.84:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.52:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #042e52

#042e52 is a soft very dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 29.6% lightness, 0.079 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.84:1 contrast and black text 1.52:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Indigo Black (#002e51). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-950.

More very dark blue colors

Lighter: #042e52 mixed with white

  1. 042e52
  2. 1f4162
  3. 365473
  4. 4d6884
  5. 657c95
  6. 7d91a6
  7. 96a6b8
  8. afbcc9
  9. c9d2db
  10. e4e8ed

Darker: #042e52 mixed with black

  1. 042e52
  2. 032746
  3. 021f3b
  4. 01182f
  5. 011225
  6. 000b1a
  7. 000611
  8. 000208
  9. 000102
  10. 000000

Calmer: #042e52 with less saturation

  1. 042e52
  2. 0b2e4e
  3. 112e4b
  4. 152e47
  5. 192e43
  6. 1d2e40
  7. 212e3c
  8. 242e38
  9. 272e34
  10. 2a2d31

Questions about #042e52

What color is #042e52?

#042e52 is soft very dark blue. The closest named color is Indigo Black. In RGB it is rgb(4, 46, 82), in HSL hsl(207.69, 90.7%, 16.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(29.579% 0.07863 249.883).

What colors go well with #042e52?

The complementary color of #042e52 is #452400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #003446 and #262653. The triadic partners are #4c1824 and #1f3401.

Is white or black text more readable on #042e52?

White text reads better on #042e52: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 and black gives 1.52:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #042e52 a warm or cool color?

#042e52 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 29.6% and its chroma 0.079.