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#041E49 Color

#041E49 is rgb(4, 30, 73) in RGB, hsl(217, 90%, 15%) in HSL, and about cmyk(95%, 59%, 0%, 71%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Oxford Blue (#002147), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.53. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#041E49
HEX#041E49
RGBrgb(4, 30, 73)
HSLhsl(217, 90%, 15%)
HSVhsv(217, 95%, 29%)
CMYKcmyk(95%, 59%, 0%, 71%)
OKLCHoklch(24.6% 0.087 259.7)
LABlab(11.70% 5.59 -30.19)
LCHlch(11.70% 30.71 280.49)

What #041E49 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 #041E49, 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.

#041E49 Channel Values

How #041E49 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 30 · B 738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 217° · S 90% · L 15%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 217° · S 95% · V 29%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 95% · M 59% · Y 0% · K 71%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance16.32:1 vs white · 1.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #041E49 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 text16.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #041E49

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #041E49; 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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Tints & Shades of #041E49

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.

Tints

Shades

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How #041E49 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#041E49
Protanopia#1B1B49
Protanomaly#141C49
Deuteranopia#181849
Deuteranomaly#121B49
Tritanopia#002626
Tritanomaly#002337
Achromatopsia#202020

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Using #041E49 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-041e49: #041E49;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #041E49;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-041e49': '#041E49' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.016, green: 0.118, blue: 0.286)
Android XML<color name="color_041e49">#041E49</color>
SVG fillfill="#041E49"

More Blue Colors

#041E49 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#041E49 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #041E49?

#041E49 is a darkest blue — rgb(4, 30, 73) in RGB and hsl(217, 90%, 15%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.53.

What is the RGB value of #041E49?

#041E49 is rgb(4, 30, 73) — red 4, green 30, and blue 73 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #041E49?

#041E49 converts to approximately cmyk(95%, 59%, 0%, 71%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #041E49 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #041E49 scores 16.32:1 against white and 1.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #041E49 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #041E49 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 27.44, which is a different colour altogether.

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