#040499

Color #040499

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Blue #00008b · ΔE 5.5 Nearest Tailwind class violet-900 #4d179a · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#040499

RGB

rgb(4, 4, 153)

HSL

hsl(240, 94.9%, 30.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 97.4%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(97.4%, 97.4%, 0%, 40%)

LAB

lab(17.51, 52.85, -72.77)

LCH

lch(17.51, 89.94, 305.99)

OKLCH

oklch(31.3%, 0.2111, 264.92)

HWB

hwb(240, 1.6%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#999904

Analogous

#044f99

#040499

#4f0499

Triadic

#040499

#990404

#049904

Split-complementary

#040499

#994f04

#4f9904

Tetradic

#040499

#990499

#999904

#049904

Square

#040499

#99044f

#999904

#04994f

Shades

Color #040499 mixed toward black.

#030380

#030366

#02024d

#010133

#01011a

Tints

Color #040499 mixed toward white.

#0606d2

#1a1af9

#5353fb

#8c8cfc

#c6c6fe

Tones

Color #040499 mixed toward gray.

#10108d

#1d1d80

#292974

#363667

#42425b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.48:1

White text reads better on this background (14.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#040487 · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#040482 · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#047672 · ΔE 41.8

Achromatopsia

#2b2b2b · ΔE 29.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #040499;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#040499]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#040499 (#040499) is rgb(4, 4, 153) in RGB.

No, #040499 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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