What color is #040058?

#040058 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Ravenclaw. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #040058?

The RGB value is 4, 0, 88: 4 red, 0 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #040058?

The complementary color is #545800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #040058?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#040058 color

#040058 rgb(4, 0, 88)

Shades of black

The hex color #040058 is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 0% green and 34.5% blue (4, 0, 88).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 100% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 95% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Ravenclaw (#0A0555), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.32:1).

#040058 color codes

HEX	`#040058`
RGB	`rgb(4, 0, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 0%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 100%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 100%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(95%, 100%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.6, 36.15, -49.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.6, 60.93, 306.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.811, 0.73, 9.276)`
Decimal	`262232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #040058, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #040058	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#040058 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #040058 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #040058; }
.text { color: #040058; }
.border { border: 2px solid #040058; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 0 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #040058, #300058); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Navy Blue.

Questions

What color is #040058?: #040058 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Ravenclaw. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #040058?: The RGB value is 4, 0, 88: 4 red, 0 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #040058?: The complementary color is #545800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #040058?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.