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#040DAE

#040dae ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#040dae 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 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.7% cyan, 92.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 236.82°, with 95.51% saturation and 34.9% 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 12.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 1.14.

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Web safe#000099
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Relative luminance0.0337

Complementary

  1. #040dae
  2. #aea504

Split complementary

  1. #040dae
  2. #ae5004
  3. #62ae04

Analogous

  1. #0462ae
  2. #040dae
  3. #5004ae

Triadic

  1. #040dae
  2. #ae040d
  3. #0dae04

Tetradic

  1. #040dae
  2. #a504ae
  3. #aea504
  4. #0dae04

Square

  1. #040dae
  2. #ae0462
  3. #aea504
  4. #04ae50

Monochromatic

  1. #010218
  2. #020763
  3. #040dae
  4. #0613f9
  5. #5059fb

Shades

#040dae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #040dae
  2. #040c9d
  3. #030a8b
  4. #03097a
  5. #020868
  6. #020757
  7. #020546
  8. #010434
  9. #010323
  10. #000111
  11. #000000

Tints

#040dae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #040dae
  2. #1d25b6
  3. #363dbe
  4. #4f56c6
  5. #686ece
  6. #8286d7
  7. #9b9edf
  8. #b4b6e7
  9. #cdcfef
  10. #e6e7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#040dae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #040dae
  2. #1019a9
  3. #1d24a5
  4. #2930a0
  5. #363b9c
  6. #424797
  7. #4e5292
  8. #5b5e8e
  9. #676989
  10. #747585
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #333333 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #272979 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003cb2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002aac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004965 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002fb0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0021ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003988 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-040dae {
  color: #040dae;
}
Background
.bg-040dae {
  background-color: #040dae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-040dae {
  border: 2px solid #040dae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #040dae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 13 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 96% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-040dae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #040dae, #5004ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-040dae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 13 174 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 1.14 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.79 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.05 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.24 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.29 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.74 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.66 #fbf251 Inverted #333333 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#040dae  rgb(4, 13, 174)  hsl(237, 96%, 35%)  Zaffre
#aea504  rgb(174, 165, 4)  hsl(57, 96%, 35%)  Brass
#ae040d  rgb(174, 4, 13)  hsl(357, 96%, 35%)  Cornell Red
#0dae04  rgb(13, 174, 4)  hsl(117, 96%, 35%)  Kelly Green