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#040ECF

#040ecf ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#040ecf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 5.49% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.07% cyan, 93.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 237.04°, with 96.21% saturation and 41.37% 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 10.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 1.18.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0484

Complementary

  1. #040ecf
  2. #cfc504

Split complementary

  1. #040ecf
  2. #cf5f04
  3. #74cf04

Analogous

  1. #0474cf
  2. #040ecf
  3. #5f04cf

Triadic

  1. #040ecf
  2. #cf040e
  3. #0ecf04

Tetradic

  1. #040ecf
  2. #c504cf
  3. #cfc504
  4. #0ecf04

Square

  1. #040ecf
  2. #cf0474
  3. #cfc504
  4. #04cf5f

Monochromatic

  1. #010439
  2. #030984
  3. #040ecf
  4. #252ffb
  5. #7077fc

Shades

#040ecf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #040ecf
  2. #040dba
  3. #030ba6
  4. #030a91
  5. #02087c
  6. #020768
  7. #020653
  8. #01043e
  9. #010329
  10. #000115
  11. #000000

Tints

#040ecf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #040ecf
  2. #1d26d4
  3. #363ed9
  4. #4f56dd
  5. #686ee2
  6. #8287e7
  7. #9b9fec
  8. #b4b7f1
  9. #cdcff5
  10. #e6e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#040ecf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #040ecf
  2. #1019c7
  3. #1d25bf
  4. #2930b7
  5. #363caf
  6. #4247a8
  7. #4e52a0
  8. #5b5e98
  9. #676990
  10. #747588
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #303190 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0033cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005779 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0039d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0028cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0045a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-040ecf {
  color: #040ecf;
}
Background
.bg-040ecf {
  background-color: #040ecf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-040ecf {
  border: 2px solid #040ecf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #040ecf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 14 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 96% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-040ecf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #040ecf, #5f04cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-040ecf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 14 207 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.18 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.96 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.71 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.22 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.99 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.08 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.55 #fbf130 Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#040ecf  rgb(4, 14, 207)  hsl(237, 96%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#cfc504  rgb(207, 197, 4)  hsl(57, 96%, 41%)  Citrine
#cf040e  rgb(207, 4, 14)  hsl(357, 96%, 41%)  Venetian Red
#0ecf04  rgb(14, 207, 4)  hsl(117, 96%, 41%)  Lime Green