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#040FE6

#040fe6 ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#040fe6 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 5.88% green and 90.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.26% cyan, 93.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 237.08°, with 96.58% saturation and 45.88% 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 9.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 2.82.

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Web safe#0000ff
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Relative luminance0.0608

Complementary

  1. #040fe6
  2. #e6db04

Split complementary

  1. #040fe6
  2. #e66a04
  3. #80e604

Analogous

  1. #0480e6
  2. #040fe6
  3. #6a04e6

Triadic

  1. #040fe6
  2. #e6040f
  3. #0fe604

Tetradic

  1. #040fe6
  2. #db04e6
  3. #e6db04
  4. #0fe604

Square

  1. #040fe6
  2. #e60480
  3. #e6db04
  4. #04e66a

Monochromatic

  1. #010550
  2. #030a9b
  3. #040fe6
  4. #3b44fc
  5. #868cfd

Shades

#040fe6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #040fe6
  2. #040ecf
  3. #030cb8
  4. #030ba1
  5. #02098a
  6. #020873
  7. #02065c
  8. #010545
  9. #01032e
  10. #000217
  11. #000000

Tints

#040fe6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #040fe6
  2. #1d27e9
  3. #363feb
  4. #4f57ee
  5. #686ff0
  6. #8287f3
  7. #9b9ff5
  8. #b4b7f8
  9. #cdcffa
  10. #e6e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#040fe6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #040fe6
  2. #101adc
  3. #1d26d2
  4. #2931c7
  5. #363cbd
  6. #4248b3
  7. #4e53a9
  8. #5b5e9f
  9. #676994
  10. #74758a
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3637a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051eb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0039e3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006287 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0040e9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002de4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004db5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-040fe6 {
  color: #040fe6;
}
Background
.bg-040fe6 {
  background-color: #040fe6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-040fe6 {
  border: 2px solid #040fe6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #040fe6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 15 230;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 97% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-040fe6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #040fe6, #6a04e6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-040fe6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 15 230 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.82 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.76 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.48 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.00 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.82 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.18 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.79 #fbf019 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Blue
#040fe6  rgb(4, 15, 230)  hsl(237, 97%, 46%)  Blue
#e6db04  rgb(230, 219, 4)  hsl(57, 97%, 46%)  Dandelion
#e6040f  rgb(230, 4, 15)  hsl(357, 97%, 46%)  Lust
#0fe604  rgb(15, 230, 4)  hsl(117, 97%, 46%)  Lime