#042e60 Color Information

#042e60 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #042e60, and its official name is Marine. In RGB, it consists of 1.6% Red, 18.0% Green, and 37.6% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 95.8% Cyan, 52.1% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 62.4% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 212.6°, with saturation of 92% and lightness of 19.6%. The decimal value for #042e60 is 274016, and its nearest "web safe" color is #003366. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #042e60 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#042e60 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorMarine Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color4, 46, 96 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color1.6%, 18.0%, 37.6% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.984, 0.820, 0.624 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.958, 0.521, 0, 0.624 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color212.6°, 92.0%, 19.6% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color212.6°, 95.8%, 37.6% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color3.138, 2.824, 11.446 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color4, 33, 96 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code274016 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color19.326, 8.141, -33.484 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)19.326, 34.459, 283.665 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color19.326, -10.202, -37.678 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color16.806, 3.924, -28.618 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.180, 0.162, 2.824 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4278464096 / 0xff042e60 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#003366 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #042e60

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #042e60, its pure hue is 212.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 92.0%, and its lightness is 19.6%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #042e60, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #01060c to #042854.

Tints of #042e60

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #042e60, its pure hue is 212.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 92.0%, and its lightness is 19.6%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #042e60, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #234874 to #e0e5eb.

Tones of #042e60

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #042e60, its pure hue is 212.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 92.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #042e60, which range from #323232 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #002e64 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #042e60

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #042e60! For #042e60, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #042e60. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #042e60

This color, #042e60, consists of 1.6% Red, 18.0% Green, and 37.6% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 4, Green = 46, Blue = 96. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #042e60 is 95.8% Cyan, 52.1% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 62.4% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R1.6%
C95.8%
G18.0%
M52.1%
B37.6%
Y0.0%
K62.4%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 4 46 96
Octal 4 56 140
Hexa #04 #2e #60
Binary 00000100 00101110 01100000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 95 52 0 62
Octal 137 64 0 76
Hexa #5f #34 #00 #3e
Binary 01011111 00110100 00000000 00111110

Analogous Colors of #042e60

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #042e60 — which has hue 212.6° — its analogous colors are located at 182.6° and 242.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #042e60.

Triadic Colors of #042e60

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #042e60 — which has hue 212.6° — its triadic colors are located at 92.6° and 332.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #042e60.

Complementary Color of #042e60

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #042e60 — which has hue 212.6° — its complementary color is located at 32.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #042e60.

Split Complementary Colors of #042e60

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #042e60 — which has hue 212.6° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 2.6° and 212.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #042e60.

Tetradic Colors of #042e60

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #042e60 — which has hue 212.6° — its tetradic colors are located at 122.6°, 212.6°, 302.6°, and 32.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #042e60.

Monochromatic Colors of #042e60

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #042e60, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #03172f — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #034593 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #042e60

We want to make getting started with #042e60 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #042e60 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #042e60 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #042e60 with other HTML elements.

#042e60 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #042e60.
<span style="color: #042e60;">The color of this text is #042e60.</span>

#042e60 Background Color

The background color for this text is #042e60.
<div style="background-color: #042e60; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #042e60.</div>

#042e60 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #042e60.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #042e60;">This color for the shadow of this text is #042e60.</span>

#042e60 Border Color

This is a div with border color #042e60.
<div style="border: #042e60 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #042e60.</div>

#042e60 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #042e60 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #042e60; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #042e60 on a white background.</div></div>

#042e60 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #042e60 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #042e60; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #042e60 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #042e60 to White

This is a gradient from #042e60 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#042e60,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#042e60,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#042e60,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#042e60,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #042e60 to white.</div>

Gradient from #042e60 to Black

This is a gradient from #042e60 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#042e60,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#042e60,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#042e60,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#042e60,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #042e60 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #042e60

In addition to using #042e60 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #042e60 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #042e60, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 4, Green = 46, Blue = 96). If you need details about the color coordinates of #042e60 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #042e60
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(4, 46, 96)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #042e60; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #042e60; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #042e60; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(4, 46, 96);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#042e60")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:4, green:46, blue:96, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:4 green:46 blue:96 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(4f, 46f, 96f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(4, 46, 96);
 

#042e60 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #042e60 the same way. For those with color blindness, #042e60 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #042e60 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #042e60 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #042e60 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #042e60 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #042e60 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 13.4:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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