Close to Dark Blue
#040296
#040296 is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Dark Blue. In RGB it’s made of 1.6% red, 0.8% green, and 58.8% blue. Its hue is 241°, with 97% saturation and 30% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #040296.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
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1.45:1 FailThis color as text on white
14.44:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.45:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #040296 as they’d see it.
#040296 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #040296
What color is #040296?
#040296 is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Dark Blue. In RGB it’s made of 1.6% red, 0.8% green, and 58.8% blue. Its hue is 241°, with 97% saturation and 30% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #040296 in RGB?
#040296 is rgb(4, 2, 150): 4 red, 2 green, and 150 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #040296 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(97, 99, 0, 41). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #040296?
PANTONE Violet C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #040296?
Its complement #2C2B00 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.