All About Color #040AB9

#040AB9

About #040AB9

#040AB9 is a dark blue color with the hex code #040AB9. In RGB it is red 4, green 10, blue 185; in HSL it is hue 238°, saturation 96%, lightness 37%; in CMYK it is 98%, 95%, 0%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 12.01:1 on white and 1.75:1 on black.

#040AB9 Color Conversion

Hex triplet04, 0A, B9
CMYK97.84%, 94.59%, 0.00%, 27.45%
RGB Decimal4, 10, 185
HSL238°, 96%, 37%
RGB Octal4, 12, 271
HSV (HSB)238.01°, 97.84%, 72.55%
RGB Binary100, 1010, 10111001
CIE-L*AB22.81, 59.89, -83.32
RGB Percent1.57%, 3.92%, 72.55%
CIE-L*CH22.81, 102.61, 305.71
XYZ8.92, 3.75, 46.15
CIE-L*UV22.81, -6.71, -89.77
xyY0.15, 0.06, 3.75
Hunter-Lab19.35, 48.36, -127.84
RYB1.57%, 3.85%, 72.55%

Color Accessibility Scores

#040AB9 on a dark background: contrast 1.75:1, fails WCAG AA.
#040AB9 on a light background: contrast 12.01:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #040AB9, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #040AB9. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#040AB9 · #1E25FA · #02055F · #B9B304 · #FAF31E

Analogous palette

#04B9B3 · #0464B9 · #040AB9 · #5804B9 · #B304B9

Triadic palette

#040AB9 · #B9040A · #0AB904 · #1E25FA · #FA1E25

Tetradic palette

#040AB9 · #B90464 · #B9B304 · #04B958 · #02055F

Monochromatic palette

#010223 · #02066E · #040AB9 · #0F17FA · #5A5FFC

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