#040409

Color #040409

A muted very dark blue.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 2.35 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-950 #09090b · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#040409

RGB

rgb(4, 4, 9)

HSL

hsl(240, 38.5%, 2.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 55.6%, 3.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(55.6%, 55.6%, 0%, 96.5%)

LAB

lab(1.2, 0.7, -1.89)

LCH

lch(1.2, 2.02, 290.32)

OKLCH

oklch(11.1%, 0.0152, 283.67)

HWB

hwb(240, 1.6%, 96.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#090904

Analogous

#040609

#040409

#060409

Triadic

#040409

#090404

#040904

Split-complementary

#040409

#090604

#060904

Tetradic

#040409

#090409

#090904

#040904

Square

#040409

#090406

#090904

#040906

Shades

Color #040409 mixed toward black.

#030307

#030306

#020204

#010103

#010101

Tints

Color #040409 mixed toward white.

#1d1d42

#37377c

#5353b3

#8c8ccc

#c6c6e6

Tones

Color #040409 mixed toward gray.

#040408

#050508

#060607

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

20.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.03:1

White text reads better on this background (20.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#040408 · ΔE 0.4

Deuteranopia

#040408 · ΔE 0.4

Tritanopia

#040707 · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#040404 · ΔE 2.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #040409;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#040409]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#040409 (#040409) is rgb(4, 4, 9) in RGB.

No, #040409 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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