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#04283A Color

#04283A is rgb(4, 40, 58) in RGB, hsl(200, 87%, 12%) in HSL, and about cmyk(93%, 31%, 0%, 77%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Navy (#0B1F3A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.33. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#04283A
HEX#04283A
RGBrgb(4, 40, 58)
HSLhsl(200, 87%, 12%)
HSVhsv(200, 93%, 23%)
CMYKcmyk(93%, 31%, 0%, 77%)
OKLCHoklch(26.2% 0.052 235.5)
LABlab(14.43% -7.02 -15.44)
LCHlch(14.43% 16.96 245.56)

What #04283A 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 #04283A, 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.

#04283A Channel Values

How #04283A 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 40 · B 588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 200° · S 87% · L 12%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 200° · S 93% · V 23%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 93% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 77%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance15.33:1 vs white · 1.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #04283A 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 text15.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #04283A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #04283A; 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 #04283A

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 #04283A.

How #04283A 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#04283A
Protanopia#24243A
Protanomaly#1B263A
Deuteranopia#20203A
Deuteranomaly#18243A
Tritanopia#002B2B
Tritanomaly#002A31
Achromatopsia#252525

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #04283A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-04283a: #04283A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #04283A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-04283a': '#04283A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.016, green: 0.157, blue: 0.227)
Android XML<color name="color_04283a">#04283A</color>
SVG fillfill="#04283A"

More Blue Colors

#04283A sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#04283A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #04283A?

#04283A is a darkest blue — rgb(4, 40, 58) in RGB and hsl(200, 87%, 12%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Navy (#0B1F3A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.33.

What is the RGB value of #04283A?

#04283A is rgb(4, 40, 58) — red 4, green 40, and blue 58 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #04283A?

#04283A converts to approximately cmyk(93%, 31%, 0%, 77%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #04283A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #04283A scores 15.33:1 against white and 1.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #04283A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #04283A 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 darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 20.96, which is visibly different.

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