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#040EFE

#040efe ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#040efe 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 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.43% cyan, 94.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 237.6°, with 99.21% saturation and 50.59% 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 8.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 0.72.

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Web safe#0000ff
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Relative luminance0.075

Complementary

  1. #040efe
  2. #fef404

Split complementary

  1. #040efe
  2. #fe7704
  3. #8bfe04

Analogous

  1. #048bfe
  2. #040efe
  3. #7704fe

Triadic

  1. #040efe
  2. #fe040e
  3. #0efe04

Tetradic

  1. #040efe
  2. #f404fe
  3. #fef404
  4. #0efe04

Square

  1. #040efe
  2. #fe048b
  3. #fef404
  4. #04fe77

Monochromatic

  1. #000569
  2. #0108b5
  3. #040efe
  4. #5057fe
  5. #9ca0ff

Shades

#040efe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #040efe
  2. #040de5
  3. #030bcb
  4. #030ab2
  5. #020898
  6. #02077f
  7. #020666
  8. #01044c
  9. #010333
  10. #000119
  11. #000000

Tints

#040efe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #040efe
  2. #1d26fe
  3. #363efe
  4. #4f56fe
  5. #686efe
  6. #8287ff
  7. #9b9fff
  8. #b4b7ff
  9. #cdcfff
  10. #e6e7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#040efe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #040efe
  2. #1019f1
  3. #1d25e5
  4. #2930d8
  5. #363ccc
  6. #4247bf
  7. #4e52b2
  8. #5b5ea6
  9. #676999
  10. #74758d
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c3db1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005aff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ffb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006c96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0047ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0055c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-040efe {
  color: #040efe;
}
Background
.bg-040efe {
  background-color: #040efe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-040efe {
  border: 2px solid #040efe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #040efe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 14 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 99% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-040efe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #040efe, #7704fe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-040efe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 14 254 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 0.72 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.21 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.92 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.69 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.81 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.33 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 10.76 #fbf101 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Blue
#040efe  rgb(4, 14, 254)  hsl(238, 99%, 51%)  Blue
#fef404  rgb(254, 244, 4)  hsl(58, 99%, 51%)  Cadmium Yellow
#fe040e  rgb(254, 4, 14)  hsl(358, 99%, 51%)  Red
#0efe04  rgb(14, 254, 4)  hsl(118, 99%, 51%)  Lime