What color is #040398?

#040398 is a dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Everlasting Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #040398?

The RGB value is 4, 3, 152: 4 red, 3 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #040398?

The complementary color is #979803, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #040398?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#040398 color

#040398 rgb(4, 3, 152)

Shades of blue

The hex color #040398 is a dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 1.2% green and 59.6% blue (4, 3, 152).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 96% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 97% cyan, 98% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Everlasting Night (#000099), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.27:1).

#040398 color codes

HEX	`#040398`
RGB	`rgb(4, 3, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 1.2%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 96%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 98%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(97%, 98%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.26, 52.9, -72.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.26, 89.81, 306.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.748, 2.357, 29.852)`
Decimal	`263064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #040398, 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 #040398	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#040398 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #040398 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #040398; }
.text { color: #040398; }
.border { border: 2px solid #040398; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 3 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #040398, #4f0398); }

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Questions

What color is #040398?: #040398 is a dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Everlasting Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #040398?: The RGB value is 4, 3, 152: 4 red, 3 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #040398?: The complementary color is #979803, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #040398?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.