#040012

Color #040012

A vivid, highly saturated very dark blue.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 8.15 Nearest Tailwind class slate-950 #020618 · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#040012

RGB

rgb(4, 0, 18)

HSL

hsl(253.3, 100%, 3.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.3, 100%, 7.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(77.8%, 100%, 0%, 92.9%)

LAB

lab(0.63, 3.82, -7.17)

LCH

lch(0.63, 8.12, 298.05)

OKLCH

oklch(9.6%, 0.0534, 292.58)

HWB

hwb(253.3, 0%, 92.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0e1200

Analogous

#000512

#040012

#0d0012

Triadic

#040012

#120400

#001204

Split-complementary

#040012

#120d00

#051200

Tetradic

#040012

#12000e

#0e1200

#001204

Square

#040012

#120005

#0e1200

#00120d

Shades

Color #040012 mixed toward black.

#03000f

#03000c

#020009

#010006

#010003

Tints

Color #040012 mixed toward white.

#160064

#2800b6

#3f09ff

#7f5bff

#bfadff

Tones

Color #040012 mixed toward gray.

#050110

#06030f

#06040d

#07060c

#08070a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

20.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.01:1

White text reads better on this background (20.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#02020f · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#03030e · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#040b0a · ΔE 9.5

Achromatopsia

#020202 · ΔE 7.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #040012;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#040012]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#040012 (#040012) is rgb(4, 0, 18) in RGB.

No, #040012 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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