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#040CC6

#040cc6 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#040cc6 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 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.98% cyan, 93.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 237.53°, with 96.04% saturation and 39.61% 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 11.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 1.01.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0437

Complementary

  1. #040cc6
  2. #c6be04

Split complementary

  1. #040cc6
  2. #c65d04
  3. #6dc604

Analogous

  1. #046dc6
  2. #040cc6
  3. #5d04c6

Triadic

  1. #040cc6
  2. #c6040c
  3. #0cc604

Tetradic

  1. #040cc6
  2. #be04c6
  3. #c6be04
  4. #0cc604

Square

  1. #040cc6
  2. #c6046d
  3. #c6be04
  4. #04c65d

Monochromatic

  1. #010330
  2. #02077b
  3. #040cc6
  4. #1c25fa
  5. #676dfc

Shades

#040cc6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #040cc6
  2. #040bb2
  3. #030a9e
  4. #03088b
  5. #020777
  6. #020663
  7. #02054f
  8. #01043b
  9. #010228
  10. #000114
  11. #000000

Tints

#040cc6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #040cc6
  2. #1d24cc
  3. #363dd1
  4. #4f55d7
  5. #686ddd
  6. #8286e3
  7. #9b9ee8
  8. #b4b6ee
  9. #cdcef4
  10. #e6e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#040cc6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #040cc6
  2. #1018bf
  3. #1d23b8
  4. #292fb1
  5. #363aaa
  6. #4246a3
  7. #4e529c
  8. #5b5d95
  9. #67698e
  10. #747487
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2d2e89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0045ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0030c3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005374 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0036c9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0026c4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00419c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-040cc6 {
  color: #040cc6;
}
Background
.bg-040cc6 {
  background-color: #040cc6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-040cc6 {
  border: 2px solid #040cc6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #040cc6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 12 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 96% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-040cc6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #040cc6, #5d04c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-040cc6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 12 198 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.01 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.83 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.91 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.28 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.10 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.24 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.31 #fbf339 Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#040cc6  rgb(4, 12, 198)  hsl(238, 96%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#c6be04  rgb(198, 190, 4)  hsl(58, 96%, 40%)  Citrine
#c6040c  rgb(198, 4, 12)  hsl(358, 96%, 40%)  Venetian Red
#0cc604  rgb(12, 198, 4)  hsl(118, 96%, 40%)  Lime Green