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#040EE2

#040ee2 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#040ee2 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 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.23% cyan, 93.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 237.3°, with 96.52% saturation and 45.1% 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 9.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.22.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0583

Complementary

  1. #040ee2
  2. #e2d804

Split complementary

  1. #040ee2
  2. #e26904
  3. #7de204

Analogous

  1. #047de2
  2. #040ee2
  3. #6904e2

Triadic

  1. #040ee2
  2. #e2040e
  3. #0ee204

Tetradic

  1. #040ee2
  2. #d804e2
  3. #e2d804
  4. #0ee204

Square

  1. #040ee2
  2. #e2047d
  3. #e2d804
  4. #04e269

Monochromatic

  1. #01054c
  2. #030997
  3. #040ee2
  4. #3740fb
  5. #8288fd

Shades

#040ee2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #040ee2
  2. #040dcb
  3. #030bb5
  4. #030a9e
  5. #020888
  6. #020771
  7. #02065a
  8. #010444
  9. #01032d
  10. #000117
  11. #000000

Tints

#040ee2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #040ee2
  2. #1d26e5
  3. #363ee8
  4. #4f56eb
  5. #686eee
  6. #8287f1
  7. #9b9ff3
  8. #b4b7f6
  9. #cdcff9
  10. #e6e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#040ee2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #040ee2
  2. #1019d8
  3. #1d25ce
  4. #2930c5
  5. #363cbb
  6. #4247b1
  7. #4e52a7
  8. #5b5e9d
  9. #676994
  10. #74758a
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #35369d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fe7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0038df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006085 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fe5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002ce0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004cb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-040ee2 {
  color: #040ee2;
}
Background
.bg-040ee2 {
  background-color: #040ee2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-040ee2 {
  border: 2px solid #040ee2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #040ee2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 14 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 97% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-040ee2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #040ee2, #6904e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-040ee2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 14 226 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.22 #0000ff Blue ΔE 3.33 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.96 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.45 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.31 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.13 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.20 #fbf11d Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#040ee2  rgb(4, 14, 226)  hsl(237, 97%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#e2d804  rgb(226, 216, 4)  hsl(57, 97%, 45%)  Dandelion
#e2040e  rgb(226, 4, 14)  hsl(357, 97%, 45%)  Lust
#0ee204  rgb(14, 226, 4)  hsl(117, 97%, 45%)  Lime Green