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#040DCA

#040dca ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#040dca is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 5.1% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.02% cyan, 93.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 237.27°, with 96.12% saturation and 40.39% 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 10.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 0.91.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0458

Complementary

  1. #040dca
  2. #cac104

Split complementary

  1. #040dca
  2. #ca5e04
  3. #70ca04

Analogous

  1. #0470ca
  2. #040dca
  3. #5e04ca

Triadic

  1. #040dca
  2. #ca040d
  3. #0dca04

Tetradic

  1. #040dca
  2. #c104ca
  3. #cac104
  4. #0dca04

Square

  1. #040dca
  2. #ca0470
  3. #cac104
  4. #04ca5e

Monochromatic

  1. #010334
  2. #03087f
  3. #040dca
  4. #202afb
  5. #6b72fc

Shades

#040dca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #040dca
  2. #040cb6
  3. #030aa2
  4. #03098d
  5. #020879
  6. #020765
  7. #020551
  8. #01043d
  9. #010328
  10. #000114
  11. #000000

Tints

#040dca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #040dca
  2. #1d25cf
  3. #363dd5
  4. #4f56da
  5. #686edf
  6. #8286e5
  7. #9b9eea
  8. #b4b6ef
  9. #cdcff4
  10. #e6e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#040dca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #040dca
  2. #1019c3
  3. #1d24bb
  4. #2930b4
  5. #363bac
  6. #4247a5
  7. #4e529e
  8. #5b5e96
  9. #67698f
  10. #747587
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f308c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0046cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0031c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005576 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0037cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0027c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00439f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-040dca {
  color: #040dca;
}
Background
.bg-040dca {
  background-color: #040dca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-040dca {
  border: 2px solid #040dca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #040dca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 13 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 96% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-040dca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #040dca, #5e04ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-040dca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 13 202 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 0.91 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.33 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.37 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.62 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.85 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.14 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.50 #fbf235 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#040dca  rgb(4, 13, 202)  hsl(237, 96%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#cac104  rgb(202, 193, 4)  hsl(57, 96%, 40%)  Citrine
#ca040d  rgb(202, 4, 13)  hsl(357, 96%, 40%)  Venetian Red
#0dca04  rgb(13, 202, 4)  hsl(117, 96%, 40%)  Lime Green