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#040EFF

#040eff ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#040eff 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 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.43% cyan, 94.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 237.61°, with 100% saturation and 50.78% 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 8.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 0.77.

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Web safe#0000ff
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Relative luminance0.0756

Complementary

  1. #040eff
  2. #fff504

Split complementary

  1. #040eff
  2. #ff7704
  3. #8bff04

Analogous

  1. #048bff
  2. #040eff
  3. #7704ff

Triadic

  1. #040eff
  2. #ff040e
  3. #0eff04

Tetradic

  1. #040eff
  2. #f504ff
  3. #fff504
  4. #0eff04

Square

  1. #040eff
  2. #ff048b
  3. #fff504
  4. #04ff77

Monochromatic

  1. #00046a
  2. #0007b6
  3. #040eff
  4. #5057ff
  5. #9da1ff

Shades

#040eff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #040eff
  2. #040de6
  3. #030bcc
  4. #030ab3
  5. #020899
  6. #020780
  7. #020666
  8. #01044d
  9. #010333
  10. #00011a
  11. #000000

Tints

#040eff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #040eff
  2. #1d26ff
  3. #363eff
  4. #4f56ff
  5. #686eff
  6. #8287ff
  7. #9b9fff
  8. #b4b7ff
  9. #cdcfff
  10. #e6e7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#040eff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #040eff
  2. #1019f2
  3. #1d25e6
  4. #2930d9
  5. #363ccc
  6. #4247c0
  7. #4e52b3
  8. #5b5ea6
  9. #676999
  10. #74758d
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c3db2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005aff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006d96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0047ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0056c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-040eff {
  color: #040eff;
}
Background
.bg-040eff {
  background-color: #040eff;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-040eff {
  border: 2px solid #040eff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #040eff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 14 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 100% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-040eff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #040eff, #7704ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-040eff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 14 255 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 0.77 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.16 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.85 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.74 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.82 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.39 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 10.87 #fbf100 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Blue
#040eff  rgb(4, 14, 255)  hsl(238, 100%, 51%)  Blue
#fff504  rgb(255, 245, 4)  hsl(58, 100%, 51%)  Cadmium Yellow
#ff040e  rgb(255, 4, 14)  hsl(358, 100%, 51%)  Red
#0eff04  rgb(14, 255, 4)  hsl(118, 100%, 51%)  Lime