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#040CDE

#040cde ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#040cde is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 4.71% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.2% cyan, 94.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 237.8°, with 96.46% saturation and 44.31% 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 9.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.64.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0556

Complementary

  1. #040cde
  2. #ded604

Split complementary

  1. #040cde
  2. #de6904
  3. #79de04

Analogous

  1. #0479de
  2. #040cde
  3. #6904de

Triadic

  1. #040cde
  2. #de040c
  3. #0cde04

Tetradic

  1. #040cde
  2. #d604de
  3. #ded604
  4. #0cde04

Square

  1. #040cde
  2. #de0479
  3. #ded604
  4. #04de69

Monochromatic

  1. #010448
  2. #030893
  3. #040cde
  4. #333afb
  5. #7e83fd

Shades

#040cde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #040cde
  2. #040bc8
  3. #030ab2
  4. #03089b
  5. #020785
  6. #02066f
  7. #020559
  8. #010443
  9. #01022c
  10. #000116
  11. #000000

Tints

#040cde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #040cde
  2. #1d24e1
  3. #363de5
  4. #4f55e8
  5. #686deb
  6. #8286ef
  7. #9b9ef2
  8. #b4b6f5
  9. #cdcef8
  10. #e6e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#040cde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #040cde
  2. #1018d5
  3. #1d23cb
  4. #292fc2
  5. #363ab8
  6. #4246af
  7. #4e52a6
  8. #5b5d9c
  9. #676993
  10. #747489
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #34349b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ee3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0036db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005e82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003de1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002bdc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004aaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-040cde {
  color: #040cde;
}
Background
.bg-040cde {
  background-color: #040cde;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-040cde {
  border: 2px solid #040cde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #040cde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 12 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 96% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-040cde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #040cde, #6904de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-040cde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 12 222 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.64 #0000ff Blue ΔE 3.87 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.47 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.78 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.95 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.18 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 9.41 #fbf321 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#040cde  rgb(4, 12, 222)  hsl(238, 96%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#ded604  rgb(222, 214, 4)  hsl(58, 96%, 44%)  Citrine
#de040c  rgb(222, 4, 12)  hsl(358, 96%, 44%)  Rosso Corsa
#0cde04  rgb(12, 222, 4)  hsl(118, 96%, 44%)  Lime Green