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#140BDB

#140bdb ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#140bdb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 4.31% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.87% cyan, 94.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 242.6°, with 90.43% 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 10:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.42.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.055

Complementary

  1. #140bdb
  2. #d2db0b

Split complementary

  1. #140bdb
  2. #db7c0b
  3. #6adb0b

Analogous

  1. #0b6adb
  2. #140bdb
  3. #7c0bdb

Triadic

  1. #140bdb
  2. #db140b
  3. #0bdb14

Tetradic

  1. #140bdb
  2. #db0bd2
  3. #d2db0b
  4. #0bdb14

Square

  1. #140bdb
  2. #db0b6a
  3. #d2db0b
  4. #0bdb7c

Monochromatic

  1. #070449
  2. #0d0792
  3. #140bdb
  4. #453df5
  5. #8b86f9

Shades

#140bdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #140bdb
  2. #120ac5
  3. #1009af
  4. #0e0899
  5. #0c0783
  6. #0a066e
  7. #080458
  8. #060342
  9. #04022c
  10. #020116
  11. #000000

Tints

#140bdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #140bdb
  2. #2c23df
  3. #433ce2
  4. #5b54e6
  5. #726de9
  6. #8a85ed
  7. #a19df1
  8. #b9b6f4
  9. #d0cef8
  10. #e8e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#140bdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #140bdb
  2. #1f17d2
  3. #2a22c9
  4. #342ec0
  5. #3f3ab7
  6. #4a46ae
  7. #5551a4
  8. #605d9b
  9. #6a6992
  10. #757489
  11. #808080

Readable text 10:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #353499 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004de0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0037d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003cde ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002bd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0048ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-140bdb {
  color: #140bdb;
}
Background
.bg-140bdb {
  background-color: #140bdb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-140bdb {
  border: 2px solid #140bdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #140bdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 11 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 90% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-140bdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #140bdb, #7c0bdb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-140bdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 11 219 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.42 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.11 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.60 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.56 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.02 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.22 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 9.39 #ebf424 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#140bdb  rgb(20, 11, 219)  hsl(243, 90%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#d2db0b  rgb(210, 219, 11)  hsl(63, 90%, 45%)  Pear
#db140b  rgb(219, 20, 11)  hsl(3, 90%, 45%)  Rosso Corsa
#0bdb14  rgb(11, 219, 20)  hsl(123, 90%, 45%)  Lime Green