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#040f21

a deep, electric blue · cool · closest name: black

RGB
4, 15, 33
HSL
217°, 78%, 7%
CMYK
88, 55, 0, 87
Luminance
0.0048

Every format

HEX#040f21
RGBrgb(4, 15, 33)
HSLhsl(217, 78%, 7%)
CMYKcmyk(88%, 55%, 0%, 87%)
LABlab(4.3 1.7 -13.0)
LCHlch(4.3 13.1 277.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.169 0.042 257.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #040f21;
background-color: #040f21;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#040f21] bg-[#040f21]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #040f21;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.016, green: 0.059, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#040f21")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#040f21 on white: 19.17:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#040f21 on black: 1.10:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red1.6%
Green5.9%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan87.9%
Magenta54.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)87.1%

Color previews

#040f21 text on a black background

contrast 1.10:1

Card sample

#040f21 text on a white background

contrast 19.17:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #040f21;
Background color
Panel with #040f21 background
background-color: #040f21;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #040f21;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(4, 15, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(4, 15, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #040f21;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #040f21, #0C0421);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #040f21

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #040f21 in the Color Lab