Information about #042550 color

#042550 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #042550 belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Dark brightness. In numbers: rgb(4, 37, 80) (1.6% red, 14.5% green, 31.4% blue), or CMYK 30 / 17 / 0 / 69 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#042550 presents itself as a maximally vivid azure — one that leans clearly toward the dark side. It is a natural fit for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Green Vogue (#032B52). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Brewers Blue (#0A2351) and Downriver (#092256).

In RGB terms — rgb(4, 37, 80) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #042550 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 15.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.4:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:69) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#042550 color variations

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

#042550 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#042550 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#031C3E

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#02152E

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Black

#000000

#042550 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#224674

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#3B587E

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Grey

#808080

#042550 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#04414D

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#044D3C

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#042550 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
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#4E2E04
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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
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#494E04
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#4E0904
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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
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#04494E
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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
#042550
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#4E0424
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#244E04
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#2E044E
#2E044E

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#4E2E04
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#244E04
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#4E0449
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#4E2E04
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#044E09
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Nearest named colors to #042550

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

Green Vogue color link
Green Vogue

#032B52

Brewers Blue color link
Brewers Blue

#0A2351

Downriver color link
Downriver

#092256

Oxford Blue color link
Oxford Blue

#002147

Deep Cobalt Blue color link
Deep Cobalt Blue

#002159

Deep Azure color link
Deep Azure

#002D59

Norway Blue color link
Norway Blue

#00205B

Penn Blue color link
Penn Blue

#011F5B

Prussian Blue color link
Prussian Blue

#003153

Tobias Blue color link
Tobias Blue

#0C2C47

Braves Navy color link
Braves Navy

#13274F

Blue Zodiac color link
Blue Zodiac

#13264D

#042550 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#042550
  • RGB4, 37, 80
  • CMYK30, 17, 0, 69
  • CSSrgb(4, 37, 80)
  • HSL214°, 90%, 16%
  • HSL Precise213.947°, 90.476%, 16.471%
  • HSV214°, 95%, 31%
  • HSB214°, 95%, 31%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.016
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.145
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • GLSLvec3(0.016, 0.145, 0.314)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.016, 0.145, 0.314, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.016, 0.145, 0.314)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB1.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB14.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID042550
  • DECIMAL ID271696
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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