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#041AAF Color

#041AAF is rgb(4, 26, 175) in RGB, hsl(232, 96%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(98%, 85%, 0%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Zaffer (Zaffre) (#0014A8), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.25. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#041AAF
HEX#041AAF
RGBrgb(4, 26, 175)
HSLhsl(232, 96%, 35%)
HSVhsv(232, 98%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(98%, 85%, 0%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(36% 0.223 264.7)
LABlab(21.45% 42.92 -79.29)
LCHlch(21.45% 90.17 298.43)

What #041AAF 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 #041AAF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#041AAF Channel Values

How #041AAF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 4 · G 26 · B 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 232° · S 96% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 232° · S 98% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 98% · M 85% · Y 0% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.85:1 vs white · 1.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #041AAF 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 text11.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #041AAF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #041AAF; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #041AAF

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 #041AAF.

How #041AAF 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#041AAF
Protanopia#1717AF
Protanomaly#1118AF
Deuteranopia#1515AF
Deuteranomaly#0F17AF
Tritanopia#004747
Tritanomaly#003A7E
Achromatopsia#373737

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #041AAF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-041aaf: #041AAF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #041AAF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-041aaf': '#041AAF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.016, green: 0.102, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_041aaf">#041AAF</color>
SVG fillfill="#041AAF"

More Blue Colors

#041AAF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#041AAF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #041AAF?

#041AAF is a dark blue — rgb(4, 26, 175) in RGB and hsl(232, 96%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Zaffer (Zaffre) (#0014A8), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.25.

What is the RGB value of #041AAF?

#041AAF is rgb(4, 26, 175) — red 4, green 26, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #041AAF?

#041AAF converts to approximately cmyk(98%, 85%, 0%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #041AAF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #041AAF scores 11.85:1 against white and 1.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #041AAF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #041AAF 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 darkblue (#00008B) at a CIE76 distance of 11.61, which is visibly different.

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