All About Color #042AA4

#042AA4

About #042AA4

#042AA4 is a dark blue color with the hex code #042AA4. In RGB it is red 4, green 42, blue 164; in HSL it is hue 226°, saturation 95%, lightness 33%; in CMYK it is 98%, 74%, 0%, 36%. Its contrast ratio is 11.22:1 on white and 1.87:1 on black.

#042AA4 Color Conversion

Hex triplet04, 2A, A4
CMYK97.56%, 74.39%, 0.00%, 35.69%
RGB Decimal4, 42, 164
HSL226°, 95%, 33%
RGB Octal4, 52, 244
HSV (HSB)225.75°, 97.56%, 64.31%
RGB Binary100, 101010, 10100100
CIE-L*AB24.83, 39.20, -67.33
RGB Percent1.57%, 16.47%, 64.31%
CIE-L*CH24.83, 77.91, 300.21
XYZ7.58, 4.36, 35.56
CIE-L*UV24.83, -9.41, -80.66
xyY0.16, 0.09, 4.36
Hunter-Lab20.89, 28.22, -86.34
RYB1.57%, 13.61%, 64.31%

Color Accessibility Scores

#042AA4 on a dark background: contrast 1.87:1, fails WCAG AA.
#042AA4 on a light background: contrast 11.22:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #042AA4, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#042AA4 · #0B43F9 · #02134B · #A47F04 · #F9C10B

Analogous palette

#04A47F · #0479A4 · #042AA4 · #2F04A4 · #7F04A4

Triadic palette

#042AA4 · #A4042A · #2AA404 · #0B43F9 · #F90B43

Tetradic palette

#042AA4 · #A40479 · #A47F04 · #04A42F · #02134B

Monochromatic palette

#010619 · #02175A · #042AA4 · #063CEF · #4771FA

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