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#040FC7

#040fc7 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#040fc7 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 5.88% green and 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.99% cyan, 92.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 236.62°, with 96.06% saturation and 39.8% 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 11.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 1.14.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0449

Complementary

  1. #040fc7
  2. #c7bc04

Split complementary

  1. #040fc7
  2. #c75b04
  3. #70c704

Analogous

  1. #0470c7
  2. #040fc7
  3. #5b04c7

Triadic

  1. #040fc7
  2. #c7040f
  3. #0fc704

Tetradic

  1. #040fc7
  2. #bc04c7
  3. #c7bc04
  4. #0fc704

Square

  1. #040fc7
  2. #c70470
  3. #c7bc04
  4. #04c75b

Monochromatic

  1. #010431
  2. #02097c
  3. #040fc7
  4. #1d29fa
  5. #6870fc

Shades

#040fc7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #040fc7
  2. #040eb3
  3. #030c9f
  4. #030b8b
  5. #020977
  6. #020864
  7. #020650
  8. #01053c
  9. #010328
  10. #000214
  11. #000000

Tints

#040fc7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #040fc7
  2. #1d27cd
  3. #363fd2
  4. #4f57d8
  5. #686fdd
  6. #8287e3
  7. #9b9fe9
  8. #b4b7ee
  9. #cdcff4
  10. #e6e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#040fc7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #040fc7
  2. #101ac0
  3. #1d26b9
  4. #2931b2
  5. #363cab
  6. #4248a4
  7. #4e539c
  8. #5b5e95
  9. #67698e
  10. #747587
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2e2f8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0046cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0031c4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005475 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0037ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0027c5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00429c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-040fc7 {
  color: #040fc7;
}
Background
.bg-040fc7 {
  background-color: #040fc7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-040fc7 {
  border: 2px solid #040fc7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #040fc7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 15 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 96% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-040fc7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #040fc7, #5b04c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-040fc7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 15 199 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.14 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.97 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.70 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.27 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.02 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.17 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.26 #fbf038 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#040fc7  rgb(4, 15, 199)  hsl(237, 96%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#c7bc04  rgb(199, 188, 4)  hsl(57, 96%, 40%)  Old Gold
#c7040f  rgb(199, 4, 15)  hsl(357, 96%, 40%)  Venetian Red
#0fc704  rgb(15, 199, 4)  hsl(117, 96%, 40%)  Lime Green