Prussian Blue (Blue)

#042E45

RGB: 4, 46, 69

Color OverviewHEX #042E45

#042E45 Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #042E45 is composed of 2% red, 18% green, and 27% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 201°, saturation of 89%, and lightness of 14%.

HEX

#042E45

RGB

4, 46, 69

HSL

201°, 89%, 14%

HSV

201°, 94%, 27%

CMYK

94%, 33%, 0%, 73%

Name Match

Prussian Blue

Closest Standard

Shades of #042E45 (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #042E45 (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #042E45 (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #042E45

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #042E45 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):14.17 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #042E45 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):1.48 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #042E45;
}

.element {
  color: #042E45;
  background-color: #042E45;
  border-color: #042E45;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#042E45] text-[#042E45] border-[#042E45]">
  Content styled with #042E45
</div>