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#040ED3

#040ed3 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#040ed3 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 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.1% cyan, 93.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 237.1°, with 96.28% saturation and 42.16% 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 10.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 1.52.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0504

Complementary

  1. #040ed3
  2. #d3c904

Split complementary

  1. #040ed3
  2. #d36204
  3. #76d304

Analogous

  1. #0476d3
  2. #040ed3
  3. #6204d3

Triadic

  1. #040ed3
  2. #d3040e
  3. #0ed304

Tetradic

  1. #040ed3
  2. #c904d3
  3. #d3c904
  4. #0ed304

Square

  1. #040ed3
  2. #d30476
  3. #d3c904
  4. #04d362

Monochromatic

  1. #01043d
  2. #030988
  3. #040ed3
  4. #2933fb
  5. #747afc

Shades

#040ed3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #040ed3
  2. #040dbe
  3. #030ba9
  4. #030a94
  5. #02087f
  6. #02076a
  7. #020654
  8. #01043f
  9. #01032a
  10. #000115
  11. #000000

Tints

#040ed3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #040ed3
  2. #1d26d7
  3. #363edc
  4. #4f56e0
  5. #686ee5
  6. #8287e9
  7. #9b9fed
  8. #b4b7f2
  9. #cdcff6
  10. #e6e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#040ed3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #040ed3
  2. #1019cb
  3. #1d25c2
  4. #2930ba
  5. #363cb2
  6. #4247aa
  7. #4e52a1
  8. #5b5e99
  9. #676991
  10. #747588
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #313293 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ad8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0034d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00597c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ad6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0029d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0046a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-040ed3 {
  color: #040ed3;
}
Background
.bg-040ed3 {
  background-color: #040ed3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-040ed3 {
  border: 2px solid #040ed3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #040ed3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 14 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 96% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-040ed3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #040ed3, #6204d3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-040ed3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 14 211 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.52 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.21 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.45 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.74 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.97 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.10 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.49 #fbf12c Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#040ed3  rgb(4, 14, 211)  hsl(237, 96%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#d3c904  rgb(211, 201, 4)  hsl(57, 96%, 42%)  Citrine
#d3040e  rgb(211, 4, 14)  hsl(357, 96%, 42%)  Rosso Corsa
#0ed304  rgb(14, 211, 4)  hsl(117, 96%, 42%)  Lime Green