#042A9A Color

#042A9A is rgb(4, 42, 154) in RGB and hsl(225, 95%, 31%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#042A9A

HEX#042A9A

RGBrgb(4, 42, 154)

HSLhsl(225, 95%, 31%)

HSVhsv(225, 97%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(35.6% 0.184 263.9)

CMYKcmyk(97%, 73%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #042A9A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text11.65:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text1.8:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #042A9A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#042A9A Complementary#9A7504 Analogous#04759A Analogous#2A049A Triadic#9A042A Triadic#2A9A04

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #042A9A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#0537CC #0643F9 #3869FA #658AFB #97B0FC #C3D2FD

Shades

#032486 #031F72 #02195E #021550 #02103C #010B28

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