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#040DC0

#040dc0 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#040dc0 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 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.92% cyan, 93.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 237.13°, with 95.92% saturation and 38.43% 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 11.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 1.6.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0412

Complementary

  1. #040dc0
  2. #c0b704

Split complementary

  1. #040dc0
  2. #c05904
  3. #6bc004

Analogous

  1. #046bc0
  2. #040dc0
  3. #5904c0

Triadic

  1. #040dc0
  2. #c0040d
  3. #0dc004

Tetradic

  1. #040dc0
  2. #b704c0
  3. #c0b704
  4. #0dc004

Square

  1. #040dc0
  2. #c0046b
  3. #c0b704
  4. #04c059

Monochromatic

  1. #01032a
  2. #020875
  3. #040dc0
  4. #1621fa
  5. #6169fc

Shades

#040dc0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #040dc0
  2. #040cad
  3. #030a9a
  4. #030986
  5. #020873
  6. #020760
  7. #02054d
  8. #01043a
  9. #010326
  10. #000113
  11. #000000

Tints

#040dc0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #040dc0
  2. #1d25c6
  3. #363dcd
  4. #4f56d3
  5. #686ed9
  6. #8286e0
  7. #9b9ee6
  8. #b4b6ec
  9. #cdcff2
  10. #e6e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#040dc0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #040dc0
  2. #1019ba
  3. #1d24b3
  4. #2930ad
  5. #363ba6
  6. #4247a0
  7. #4e529a
  8. #5b5e93
  9. #67698d
  10. #747586
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #393939 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2c2d85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0043c4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002fbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005170 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0035c3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0025be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003f97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-040dc0 {
  color: #040dc0;
}
Background
.bg-040dc0 {
  background-color: #040dc0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-040dc0 {
  border: 2px solid #040dc0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #040dc0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 13 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 96% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-040dc0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #040dc0, #5904c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-040dc0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 13 192 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.60 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.10 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.69 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.35 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.51 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.65 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.27 #fbf23f Inverted #393939 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#040dc0  rgb(4, 13, 192)  hsl(237, 96%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#c0b704  rgb(192, 183, 4)  hsl(57, 96%, 38%)  Old Gold
#c0040d  rgb(192, 4, 13)  hsl(357, 96%, 38%)  Venetian Red
#0dc004  rgb(13, 192, 4)  hsl(117, 96%, 38%)  Kelly Green