All About Color #042BB9

#042BB9

About #042BB9

#042BB9 is a dark blue color with the hex code #042BB9. In RGB it is red 4, green 43, blue 185; in HSL it is hue 227°, saturation 96%, lightness 37%; in CMYK it is 98%, 77%, 0%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 10.24:1 on white and 2.05:1 on black.

#042BB9 Color Conversion

Hex triplet04, 2B, B9
CMYK97.84%, 76.76%, 0.00%, 27.45%
RGB Decimal4, 43, 185
HSL227°, 96%, 37%
RGB Octal4, 53, 271
HSV (HSB)227.07°, 97.84%, 72.55%
RGB Binary100, 101011, 10111001
CIE-L*AB27.45, 46.13, -75.59
RGB Percent1.57%, 16.86%, 72.55%
CIE-L*CH27.45, 88.55, 301.39
XYZ9.67, 5.26, 46.40
CIE-L*UV27.45, -9.98, -93.00
xyY0.16, 0.09, 5.26
Hunter-Lab22.93, 35.17, -103.95
RYB1.57%, 14.15%, 72.55%

Color Accessibility Scores

#042BB9 on a dark background: contrast 2.05:1, fails WCAG AA.
#042BB9 on a light background: contrast 10.24:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #042BB9, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#042BB9 · #1E4EFA · #02165F · #B99204 · #FACB1E

Analogous palette

#04B992 · #0486B9 · #042BB9 · #3704B9 · #9204B9

Triadic palette

#042BB9 · #B9042B · #2BB904 · #1E4EFA · #FA1E4E

Tetradic palette

#042BB9 · #B90486 · #B99204 · #04B937 · #02165F

Monochromatic palette

#010823 · #021A6E · #042BB9 · #0F42FA · #5A7DFC

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