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#040ACF

#040acf ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#040acf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 3.92% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.07% cyan, 95.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 238.23°, with 96.21% saturation and 41.37% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 0.88.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0475

Complementary

  1. #040acf
  2. #cfc904

Split complementary

  1. #040acf
  2. #cf6404
  3. #6fcf04

Analogous

  1. #046fcf
  2. #040acf
  3. #6404cf

Triadic

  1. #040acf
  2. #cf040a
  3. #0acf04

Tetradic

  1. #040acf
  2. #c904cf
  3. #cfc904
  4. #0acf04

Square

  1. #040acf
  2. #cf046f
  3. #cfc904
  4. #04cf64

Monochromatic

  1. #010339
  2. #030684
  3. #040acf
  4. #252bfb
  5. #7074fc

Shades

#040acf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #040acf
  2. #0409ba
  3. #0308a6
  4. #030791
  5. #02067c
  6. #020568
  7. #020453
  8. #01033e
  9. #010229
  10. #000115
  11. #000000

Tints

#040acf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #040acf
  2. #1d23d4
  3. #363bd9
  4. #4f54dd
  5. #686ce2
  6. #8285e7
  7. #9b9dec
  8. #b4b6f1
  9. #cdcef5
  10. #e6e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#040acf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #040acf
  2. #1016c7
  3. #1d22bf
  4. #292db7
  5. #3639af
  6. #4245a8
  7. #4e51a0
  8. #5b5d98
  9. #676890
  10. #747488
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f3090 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0032cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005779 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0027cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0044a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-040acf {
  color: #040acf;
}
Background
.bg-040acf {
  background-color: #040acf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-040acf {
  border: 2px solid #040acf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #040acf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 10 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 96% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-040acf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #040acf, #6404cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-040acf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 10 207 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 0.88 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.92 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.81 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.32 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.18 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.29 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.68 #fbf530 Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#040acf  rgb(4, 10, 207)  hsl(238, 96%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#cfc904  rgb(207, 201, 4)  hsl(58, 96%, 41%)  Citrine
#cf040a  rgb(207, 4, 10)  hsl(358, 96%, 41%)  Rosso Corsa
#0acf04  rgb(10, 207, 4)  hsl(118, 96%, 41%)  Lime Green