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#040AE6

#040ae6 ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#040ae6 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 90.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.26% cyan, 95.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 238.41°, with 96.58% saturation and 45.88% 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 9.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 2.91.

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Web safe#0000ff
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Relative luminance0.0596

Complementary

  1. #040ae6
  2. #e6e004

Split complementary

  1. #040ae6
  2. #e66f04
  3. #7be604

Analogous

  1. #047be6
  2. #040ae6
  3. #6f04e6

Triadic

  1. #040ae6
  2. #e6040a
  3. #0ae604

Tetradic

  1. #040ae6
  2. #e004e6
  3. #e6e004
  4. #0ae604

Square

  1. #040ae6
  2. #e6047b
  3. #e6e004
  4. #04e66f

Monochromatic

  1. #010350
  2. #03079b
  3. #040ae6
  4. #3b40fc
  5. #8689fd

Shades

#040ae6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #040ae6
  2. #0409cf
  3. #0308b8
  4. #0307a1
  5. #02068a
  6. #020573
  7. #02045c
  8. #010345
  9. #01022e
  10. #000117
  11. #000000

Tints

#040ae6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #040ae6
  2. #1d23e9
  3. #363beb
  4. #4f54ee
  5. #686cf0
  6. #8285f3
  7. #9b9df5
  8. #b4b6f8
  9. #cdcefa
  10. #e6e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#040ae6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #040ae6
  2. #1016dc
  3. #1d22d2
  4. #292dc7
  5. #3639bd
  6. #4245b3
  7. #4e51a9
  8. #5b5d9f
  9. #676894
  10. #74748a
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3536a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050eb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0038e3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006187 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fe9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002ce4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004cb5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-040ae6 {
  color: #040ae6;
}
Background
.bg-040ae6 {
  background-color: #040ae6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-040ae6 {
  border: 2px solid #040ae6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #040ae6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 10 230;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 97% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-040ae6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #040ae6, #6f04e6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-040ae6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 10 230 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.91 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.55 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.59 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.16 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.73 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.44 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.89 #fbf519 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Blue
#040ae6  rgb(4, 10, 230)  hsl(238, 97%, 46%)  Blue
#e6e004  rgb(230, 224, 4)  hsl(58, 97%, 46%)  Titanium Yellow
#e6040a  rgb(230, 4, 10)  hsl(358, 97%, 46%)  Lust
#0ae604  rgb(10, 230, 4)  hsl(118, 97%, 46%)  Lime