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#040DA4

#040da4 ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#040da4 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 5.1% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.56% cyan, 92.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 236.63°, with 95.24% saturation and 32.94% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 1.15.

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Relative luminance0.0299

Complementary

  1. #040da4
  2. #a49b04

Split complementary

  1. #040da4
  2. #a44b04
  3. #5da404

Analogous

  1. #045da4
  2. #040da4
  3. #4b04a4

Triadic

  1. #040da4
  2. #a4040d
  3. #0da404

Tetradic

  1. #040da4
  2. #9b04a4
  3. #a49b04
  4. #0da404

Square

  1. #040da4
  2. #a4045d
  3. #a49b04
  4. #04a44b

Monochromatic

  1. #000214
  2. #020759
  3. #040da4
  4. #0613ef
  5. #4651fb

Shades

#040da4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #040da4
  2. #040c94
  3. #030a83
  4. #030973
  5. #020862
  6. #020752
  7. #020542
  8. #010431
  9. #010321
  10. #000110
  11. #000000

Tints

#040da4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #040da4
  2. #1d25ad
  3. #363db6
  4. #4f56bf
  5. #686ec8
  6. #8286d2
  7. #9b9edb
  8. #b4b6e4
  9. #cdcfed
  10. #e6e7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#040da4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #040da4
  2. #1019a0
  3. #1d249d
  4. #293099
  5. #363b96
  6. #424792
  7. #4e528e
  8. #5b5e8b
  9. #676987
  10. #747584
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #303030 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #252671 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0038a8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0027a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00445f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002ca6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001fa3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003681 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-040da4 {
  color: #040da4;
}
Background
.bg-040da4 {
  background-color: #040da4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-040da4 {
  border: 2px solid #040da4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #040da4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 13 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 95% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-040da4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #040da4, #4b04a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-040da4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 13 164 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 1.15 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 3.74 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 3.99 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.77 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.09 #000080 Navy ΔE 5.47 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.65 #fbf25b Inverted #303030 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#040da4  rgb(4, 13, 164)  hsl(237, 95%, 33%)  Zaffre
#a49b04  rgb(164, 155, 4)  hsl(57, 95%, 33%)  Brass
#a4040d  rgb(164, 4, 13)  hsl(357, 95%, 33%)  Rufous
#0da404  rgb(13, 164, 4)  hsl(117, 95%, 33%)  Islamic Green