#042C9A Color

#042C9A is rgb(4, 44, 154) in RGB and hsl(224, 95%, 31%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#042C9A

HEX#042C9A

RGBrgb(4, 44, 154)

HSLhsl(224, 95%, 31%)

HSVhsv(224, 97%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(36% 0.182 263.7)

CMYKcmyk(97%, 71%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #042C9A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text11.46:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text1.83:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #042C9A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#042C9A Complementary#9A7204 Analogous#04779A Analogous#27049A Triadic#9A042C Triadic#2C9A04

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #042C9A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#053ACC #0647F9 #386CFA #658DFB #97B2FC #C3D3FD

Shades

#032686 #032172 #021B5E #021750 #02113C #010B28

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