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#040BE6

#040be6 ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#040be6 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 4.31% green and 90.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.26% cyan, 95.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 238.14°, 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 9.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 2.89.

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Web safe#0000ff
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Relative luminance0.0598

Complementary

  1. #040be6
  2. #e6df04

Split complementary

  1. #040be6
  2. #e66e04
  3. #7ce604

Analogous

  1. #047ce6
  2. #040be6
  3. #6e04e6

Triadic

  1. #040be6
  2. #e6040b
  3. #0be604

Tetradic

  1. #040be6
  2. #df04e6
  3. #e6df04
  4. #0be604

Square

  1. #040be6
  2. #e6047c
  3. #e6df04
  4. #04e66e

Monochromatic

  1. #010450
  2. #03079b
  3. #040be6
  4. #3b41fc
  5. #868afd

Shades

#040be6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #040be6
  2. #040acf
  3. #0309b8
  4. #0308a1
  5. #02078a
  6. #020673
  7. #02045c
  8. #010345
  9. #01022e
  10. #000117
  11. #000000

Tints

#040be6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #040be6
  2. #1d23e9
  3. #363ceb
  4. #4f54ee
  5. #686df0
  6. #8285f3
  7. #9b9df5
  8. #b4b6f8
  9. #cdcefa
  10. #e6e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#040be6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #040be6
  2. #1017dc
  3. #1d22d2
  4. #292ec7
  5. #363abd
  6. #4246b3
  7. #4e51a9
  8. #5b5d9f
  9. #676994
  10. #74748a
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3636a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051eb ≈ 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-040be6 {
  color: #040be6;
}
Background
.bg-040be6 {
  background-color: #040be6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-040be6 {
  border: 2px solid #040be6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #040be6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 11 230;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 97% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-040be6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #040be6, #6e04e6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-040be6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 11 230 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.89 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.58 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.57 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.13 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.75 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.39 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.87 #fbf419 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Blue
#040be6  rgb(4, 11, 230)  hsl(238, 97%, 46%)  Blue
#e6df04  rgb(230, 223, 4)  hsl(58, 97%, 46%)  Titanium Yellow
#e6040b  rgb(230, 4, 11)  hsl(358, 97%, 46%)  Lust
#0be604  rgb(11, 230, 4)  hsl(118, 97%, 46%)  Lime