#040939 Color

#040939 is rgb(4, 9, 57) in RGB, hsl(234, 87%, 12%) in HSL, and about cmyk(93%, 84%, 0%, 78%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Oxford Blue (#002147), visibly different at ΔE 13.17. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#040939

HEX#040939

RGBrgb(4, 9, 57)

HSLhsl(234, 87%, 12%)

HSVhsv(234, 93%, 22%)

CMYKcmyk(93%, 84%, 0%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(18.1% 0.091 268.1)

LABlab(4.25% 11.69 -30.97)

LCHlch(4.25% 33.10 290.68)

What #040939 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #040939, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Oxford Blue#002147ΔE 13.17 Maastricht Blue#001C3DΔE 13.35 Space Cadet#1D2951ΔE 14.93 Russian Violet#32174DΔE 15.26 Sapphire Navy#082567ΔE 16.85 Deep Navy#0B1F3AΔE 17.14

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#040939 Channel Values

How #040939 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 4 · G 9 · B 57	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 234° · S 87% · L 12%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 234° · S 93% · V 22%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 93% · M 84% · Y 0% · K 78%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	19.03:1 vs white · 1.1:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #040939 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text19.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #040939

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #040939; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #040939

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #040939.

How #040939 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#040939

Protanopia#080839

Protanomaly#060839

Deuteranopia#070739

Deuteranomaly#060839

Tritanopia#001515

Tritanomaly#001128

Achromatopsia#101010

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Using #040939 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-040939: #040939;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #040939;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-040939': '#040939' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.016, green: 0.035, blue: 0.224)

Android XML<color name="color_040939">#040939</color>

SVG fillfill="#040939"

More Blue Colors

#040939 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#040939 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #040939?

#040939 is a darkest blue — rgb(4, 9, 57) in RGB and hsl(234, 87%, 12%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 13.17.

What is the RGB value of #040939?

#040939 is rgb(4, 9, 57) — red 4, green 9, and blue 57 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #040939?

#040939 converts to approximately cmyk(93%, 84%, 0%, 78%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #040939 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #040939 scores 19.03:1 against white and 1.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #040939 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #040939 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is midnightblue (#191970) at a CIE76 distance of 26.74, which is a different colour altogether.

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