Information about #042843 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#042843 is a pure, full-strength steel-blue azure that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Oxford Blue (#002147). Slightly further away sit Tobias Blue (#0C2C47) and Titans Navy (#0C2340).
The recipe behind #042843 is rgb(4, 40, 67), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 15.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.4:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:74) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #042843 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#042843 color variations
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#042843 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#042843 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#042843 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#042843 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#042843 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #042843 color
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Nearest named colors to #042843
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#002147
#0C2C47
#0C2340
#041E42
#00203C
#002D39
#001C3D
#072F37
#032B52
#122B4A
#0A2351
#00374A
#042843 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#042843
- RGB4, 40, 67
- CMYK25, 11, 0, 74
- CSSrgb(4, 40, 67)
- HSL206°, 89%, 14%
- HSL Precise205.714°, 88.732%, 13.922%
- HSV206°, 94%, 26%
- HSB206°, 94%, 26%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.016
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.157
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.263
- GLSLvec3(0.016, 0.157, 0.263)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.016, 0.157, 0.263, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.016, 0.157, 0.263)
- Percentage of Red in RGB1.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB15.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB26.3%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID042843
- DECIMAL ID272451
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers311 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
