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#040EB3

#040eb3 ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#040eb3 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 5.49% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.77% cyan, 92.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 236.57°, with 95.63% saturation and 35.88% 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 12.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 1.56.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0359

Complementary

  1. #040eb3
  2. #b3a904

Split complementary

  1. #040eb3
  2. #b35104
  3. #65b304

Analogous

  1. #0465b3
  2. #040eb3
  3. #5104b3

Triadic

  1. #040eb3
  2. #b3040e
  3. #0eb304

Tetradic

  1. #040eb3
  2. #a904b3
  3. #b3a904
  4. #0eb304

Square

  1. #040eb3
  2. #b30465
  3. #b3a904
  4. #04b351

Monochromatic

  1. #01021d
  2. #020868
  3. #040eb3
  4. #0a18fa
  5. #555efb

Shades

#040eb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #040eb3
  2. #040da1
  3. #030b8f
  4. #030a7d
  5. #02086b
  6. #02075a
  7. #020648
  8. #010436
  9. #010324
  10. #000112
  11. #000000

Tints

#040eb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #040eb3
  2. #1d26bb
  3. #363ec2
  4. #4f56ca
  5. #686ed1
  6. #8287d9
  7. #9b9fe1
  8. #b4b7e8
  9. #cdcff0
  10. #e6e7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#040eb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #040eb3
  2. #1019ae
  3. #1d25a9
  4. #2930a4
  5. #363c9f
  6. #42479a
  7. #4e5294
  8. #5b5e8f
  9. #67698a
  10. #747585
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #353535 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #292a7c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003eb7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002bb1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004b69 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0031b5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0023b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003b8d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-040eb3 {
  color: #040eb3;
}
Background
.bg-040eb3 {
  background-color: #040eb3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-040eb3 {
  border: 2px solid #040eb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #040eb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 14 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 96% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-040eb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #040eb3, #5104b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-040eb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 14 179 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 1.56 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.16 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.56 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.71 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.92 #000080 Navy ΔE 7.43 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.10 #fbf14c Inverted #353535 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#040eb3  rgb(4, 14, 179)  hsl(237, 96%, 36%)  Zaffre
#b3a904  rgb(179, 169, 4)  hsl(57, 96%, 36%)  Brass
#b3040e  rgb(179, 4, 14)  hsl(357, 96%, 36%)  Cornell Red
#0eb304  rgb(14, 179, 4)  hsl(117, 96%, 36%)  Kelly Green