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#040DD6

#040dd6 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#040dd6 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 83.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.13% cyan, 93.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 237.43°, with 96.33% saturation and 42.75% 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 10.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 1.77.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0517

Complementary

  1. #040dd6
  2. #d6cd04

Split complementary

  1. #040dd6
  2. #d66404
  3. #76d604

Analogous

  1. #0476d6
  2. #040dd6
  3. #6404d6

Triadic

  1. #040dd6
  2. #d6040d
  3. #0dd604

Tetradic

  1. #040dd6
  2. #cd04d6
  3. #d6cd04
  4. #0dd604

Square

  1. #040dd6
  2. #d60476
  3. #d6cd04
  4. #04d664

Monochromatic

  1. #010440
  2. #03088b
  3. #040dd6
  4. #2b34fb
  5. #777cfc

Shades

#040dd6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #040dd6
  2. #040cc1
  3. #030aab
  4. #030996
  5. #020880
  6. #02076b
  7. #020556
  8. #010440
  9. #01032b
  10. #000115
  11. #000000

Tints

#040dd6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #040dd6
  2. #1d25da
  3. #363dde
  4. #4f56e2
  5. #686ee6
  6. #8286eb
  7. #9b9eef
  8. #b4b6f3
  9. #cdcff7
  10. #e6e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#040dd6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #040dd6
  2. #1019cd
  3. #1d24c5
  4. #2930bc
  5. #363bb4
  6. #4247ab
  7. #4e52a2
  8. #5b5e9a
  9. #676991
  10. #747589
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #323395 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004bdb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0034d3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005a7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003bd9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0029d4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0047a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-040dd6 {
  color: #040dd6;
}
Background
.bg-040dd6 {
  background-color: #040dd6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-040dd6 {
  border: 2px solid #040dd6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #040dd6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 13 214;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 96% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-040dd6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #040dd6, #6404d6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-040dd6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 13 214 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.77 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.85 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.81 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.40 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.79 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.05 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.81 #fbf229 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#040dd6  rgb(4, 13, 214)  hsl(237, 96%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#d6cd04  rgb(214, 205, 4)  hsl(57, 96%, 43%)  Citrine
#d6040d  rgb(214, 4, 13)  hsl(357, 96%, 43%)  Rosso Corsa
#0dd604  rgb(13, 214, 4)  hsl(117, 96%, 43%)  Lime Green