Information about #040C3F color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #040C3F reads as a intensely saturated blue and stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Deep Cove (#051040). Slightly further away sit BMA Blue (#00113F) and Cetacean Blue (#001440).
In RGB terms — rgb(4, 12, 63) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #040C3F: 18.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.1:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:75), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #040C3F so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#040C3F color variations
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#040C3F color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#040C3F color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#040C3F color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#040C3F color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#040C3F color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #040C3F color
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Nearest named colors to #040C3F
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#051040
#00113F
#001440
#01153E
#03163C
#040348
#001C3D
#000133
#041E42
#00022E
#00203C
#002147
#040C3F color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#040C3F
- RGB4, 12, 63
- CMYK23, 20, 0, 75
- CSSrgb(4, 12, 63)
- HSL232°, 88%, 13%
- HSL Precise231.864°, 88.06%, 13.137%
- HSV232°, 94%, 25%
- HSB232°, 94%, 25%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.016
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.047
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.247
- GLSLvec3(0.016, 0.047, 0.247)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.016, 0.047, 0.247, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.016, 0.047, 0.247)
- Percentage of Red in RGB1.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB4.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB24.7%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID040C3F
- DECIMAL ID265279
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
