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#040273 Deep Blue

#040273 is a very dark, vivid blue named Deep Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 0.8% green and 45.1% blue (rgb(4, 2, 115)). Its HSL value is 241° hue, 97% saturation and 23% lightness, and in CMYK it is 97% cyan, 98% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black. #040273 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.65:1.

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Variations of #040273

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#040273 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#040273 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #040273 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #001871
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #002476
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #001D75
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #001871
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #001472
  • Tritanopia 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #002D41
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #001B60
  • Achromatopsia 66% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #1E1E1E
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #1A1941

#040273 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.65:1 Super#040273 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.26:1 Very poor#040273 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#040273 in CSS

/* Deep Blue */
.color { color: #040273; }
.background { background-color: #040273; }
.border { border: 1px solid #040273; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(4 2 115);
color: hsl(241 97% 23%);
color: oklch(0.255 0.171 265.6);

#040273 FAQ

What color is #040273?

#040273 is a very dark, vivid blue. Its closest named color is Deep Blue. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #040273?

#040273 is rgb(4, 2, 115) in RGB, hsl(241, 97%, 23%) in HSL and cmyk(97%, 98%, 0%, 55%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #040273?

The complementary color of #040273 is #717302, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #040273?

White text has the best contrast on #040273: 16.65:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #040273 a warm or cool color?

#040273 is a cool color.