All About Color #042FAE

#042FAE

About #042FAE

#042FAE is a dark blue color with the hex code #042FAE. In RGB it is red 4, green 47, blue 174; in HSL it is hue 225°, saturation 96%, lightness 35%; in CMYK it is 98%, 73%, 0%, 32%. Its contrast ratio is 10.38:1 on white and 2.02:1 on black.

#042FAE Color Conversion

Hex triplet04, 2F, AE
CMYK97.70%, 72.99%, 0.00%, 31.76%
RGB Decimal4, 47, 174
HSL225°, 96%, 35%
RGB Octal4, 57, 256
HSV (HSB)224.82°, 97.70%, 68.24%
RGB Binary100, 101111, 10101110
CIE-L*AB27.06, 39.79, -69.68
RGB Percent1.57%, 18.43%, 68.24%
CIE-L*CH27.06, 80.24, 299.73
XYZ8.71, 5.11, 40.57
CIE-L*UV27.06, -10.45, -86.57
xyY0.16, 0.09, 5.11
Hunter-Lab22.62, 29.14, -90.53
RYB1.57%, 15.03%, 68.24%

Color Accessibility Scores

#042FAE on a dark background: contrast 2.02:1, fails WCAG AA.
#042FAE on a light background: contrast 10.38:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#042FAE · #144EFA · #021755 · #AF8404 · #FAC114

Analogous palette

#04AF84 · #0484AF · #042FAE · #2E04AF · #8404AF

Triadic palette

#042FAE · #AF042E · #2EAF04 · #144EFA · #FA144E

Tetradic palette

#042FAE · #AF0484 · #AF8404 · #04AF2E · #021755

Monochromatic palette

#010719 · #021B64 · #042FAE · #0542FA · #507BFB

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