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#040CC4

#040cc4 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#040cc4 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 4.71% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.96% cyan, 93.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 237.5°, with 96% saturation and 39.22% 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 11.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 1.17.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0427

Complementary

  1. #040cc4
  2. #c4bc04

Split complementary

  1. #040cc4
  2. #c45c04
  3. #6cc404

Analogous

  1. #046cc4
  2. #040cc4
  3. #5c04c4

Triadic

  1. #040cc4
  2. #c4040c
  3. #0cc404

Tetradic

  1. #040cc4
  2. #bc04c4
  3. #c4bc04
  4. #0cc404

Square

  1. #040cc4
  2. #c4046c
  3. #c4bc04
  4. #04c45c

Monochromatic

  1. #01032e
  2. #020779
  3. #040cc4
  4. #1a24fa
  5. #656bfc

Shades

#040cc4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #040cc4
  2. #040bb0
  3. #030a9d
  4. #030889
  5. #020776
  6. #020662
  7. #02054e
  8. #01043b
  9. #010227
  10. #000114
  11. #000000

Tints

#040cc4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #040cc4
  2. #1d24ca
  3. #363dd0
  4. #4f55d6
  5. #686ddc
  6. #8286e2
  7. #9b9ee7
  8. #b4b6ed
  9. #cdcef3
  10. #e6e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#040cc4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #040cc4
  2. #1018bd
  3. #1d23b6
  4. #292fb0
  5. #363aa9
  6. #4246a2
  7. #4e529b
  8. #5b5d94
  9. #67698e
  10. #747487
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3a3a3a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2d2e88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0044c8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002fc1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005273 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0035c7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0025c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00419a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-040cc4 {
  color: #040cc4;
}
Background
.bg-040cc4 {
  background-color: #040cc4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-040cc4 {
  border: 2px solid #040cc4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #040cc4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 12 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 96% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-040cc4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #040cc4, #5c04c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-040cc4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 12 196 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.17 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.59 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.09 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.16 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.84 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.98 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.36 #fbf33b Inverted #3a3a3a Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#040cc4  rgb(4, 12, 196)  hsl(238, 96%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#c4bc04  rgb(196, 188, 4)  hsl(58, 96%, 39%)  Old Gold
#c4040c  rgb(196, 4, 12)  hsl(358, 96%, 39%)  Venetian Red
#0cc404  rgb(12, 196, 4)  hsl(118, 96%, 39%)  Lime Green