What color is #040547?

#040547 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Endless Galaxy. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #040547?

The RGB value is 4, 5, 71: 4 red, 5 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #040547?

The complementary color is #474604, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #040547?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#040547 color

#040547 rgb(4, 5, 71)

Shades of black

The hex color #040547 is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 2% green and 27.8% blue (4, 5, 71).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 89% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 94% cyan, 93% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Endless Galaxy (#000044), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.79:1).

#040547 color codes

HEX	`#040547`
RGB	`rgb(4, 5, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 2%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 89%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 94%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(94%, 93%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.32, 25.84, -39.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.32, 47.1, 303.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.241, 0.589, 6.008)`
Decimal	`263495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #040547, 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 #040547	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#040547 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	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 #040547 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #040547; }
.text { color: #040547; }
.border { border: 2px solid #040547; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 5 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #040547, #240447); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #040547?: #040547 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Endless Galaxy. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #040547?: The RGB value is 4, 5, 71: 4 red, 5 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #040547?: The complementary color is #474604, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #040547?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.