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#040DC2

#040dc2 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#040dc2 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 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.94% cyan, 93.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 237.16°, with 95.96% saturation and 38.82% 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 11.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 1.4.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0421

Complementary

  1. #040dc2
  2. #c2b904

Split complementary

  1. #040dc2
  2. #c25a04
  3. #6cc204

Analogous

  1. #046cc2
  2. #040dc2
  3. #5a04c2

Triadic

  1. #040dc2
  2. #c2040d
  3. #0dc204

Tetradic

  1. #040dc2
  2. #b904c2
  3. #c2b904
  4. #0dc204

Square

  1. #040dc2
  2. #c2046c
  3. #c2b904
  4. #04c25a

Monochromatic

  1. #01032c
  2. #020877
  3. #040dc2
  4. #1823fa
  5. #636afc

Shades

#040dc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #040dc2
  2. #040caf
  3. #030a9b
  4. #030988
  5. #020874
  6. #020761
  7. #02054e
  8. #01043a
  9. #010327
  10. #000113
  11. #000000

Tints

#040dc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #040dc2
  2. #1d25c8
  3. #363dce
  4. #4f56d4
  5. #686eda
  6. #8286e1
  7. #9b9ee7
  8. #b4b6ed
  9. #cdcff3
  10. #e6e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#040dc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #040dc2
  2. #1019bb
  3. #1d24b5
  4. #2930ae
  5. #363ba8
  6. #4247a1
  7. #4e529a
  8. #5b5e94
  9. #67698d
  10. #747587
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3a3a3a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2d2e87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0043c6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002fbf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005172 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0035c5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0025c0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004098 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-040dc2 {
  color: #040dc2;
}
Background
.bg-040dc2 {
  background-color: #040dc2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-040dc2 {
  border: 2px solid #040dc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #040dc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 13 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 96% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-040dc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #040dc2, #5a04c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-040dc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 13 194 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.40 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.35 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.87 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.39 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.61 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.77 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.30 #fbf23d Inverted #3a3a3a Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#040dc2  rgb(4, 13, 194)  hsl(237, 96%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#c2b904  rgb(194, 185, 4)  hsl(57, 96%, 39%)  Old Gold
#c2040d  rgb(194, 4, 13)  hsl(357, 96%, 39%)  Venetian Red
#0dc204  rgb(13, 194, 4)  hsl(117, 96%, 39%)  Kelly Green