Information about #042139 color

#042139 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#042139 falls into the Azure Color Family — Full Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(4, 33, 57) — 1.6% red, 12.9% green, 22.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 21 / 9 / 0 / 78. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #042139 reads as a intensely saturated azure and stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Trafalgar Blue (#00203C). Slightly further away sit Maastricht Blue (#001C3D) and Dallas Cowboys Blue (#041E42).

In RGB terms — rgb(4, 33, 57) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 16.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.3:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:78), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #042139 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#042139 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#042139 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #042139

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Daintree color link
Daintree

#012731

Titans Navy color link
Titans Navy

#0C2340

Tangaroa color link
Tangaroa

#03163C

Navy color link
Navy

#01153E

Loch Ness color link
Loch Ness

#072F37

Oxford Blue color link
Oxford Blue

#002147

Magnum color link
Magnum

#112331

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#042139
  • RGB4, 33, 57
  • CMYK21, 9, 0, 78
  • CSSrgb(4, 33, 57)
  • HSL207°, 87%, 12%
  • HSL Precise207.17°, 86.885%, 11.961%
  • HSV207°, 93%, 22%
  • HSB207°, 93%, 22%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.016
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.129
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.224
  • GLSLvec3(0.016, 0.129, 0.224)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.016, 0.129, 0.224, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.016, 0.129, 0.224)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB1.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB12.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID042139
  • DECIMAL ID270649
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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