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#040AE1

#040ae1 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#040ae1 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 3.92% green and 88.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.22% cyan, 95.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 238.37°, with 96.51% saturation and 44.9% 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 9.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.93.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0568

Complementary

  1. #040ae1
  2. #e1db04

Split complementary

  1. #040ae1
  2. #e16c04
  3. #78e104

Analogous

  1. #0478e1
  2. #040ae1
  3. #6c04e1

Triadic

  1. #040ae1
  2. #e1040a
  3. #0ae104

Tetradic

  1. #040ae1
  2. #db04e1
  3. #e1db04
  4. #0ae104

Square

  1. #040ae1
  2. #e10478
  3. #e1db04
  4. #04e16c

Monochromatic

  1. #01034b
  2. #030796
  3. #040ae1
  4. #363bfb
  5. #8185fd

Shades

#040ae1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #040ae1
  2. #0409cb
  3. #0308b4
  4. #03079e
  5. #020687
  6. #020571
  7. #02045a
  8. #010344
  9. #01022d
  10. #000117
  11. #000000

Tints

#040ae1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #040ae1
  2. #1d23e4
  3. #363be7
  4. #4f54ea
  5. #686ced
  6. #8285f0
  7. #9b9df3
  8. #b4b6f6
  9. #cdcef9
  10. #e6e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#040ae1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #040ae1
  2. #1016d7
  3. #1d22ce
  4. #292dc4
  5. #3639ba
  6. #4245b1
  7. #4e51a7
  8. #5b5d9d
  9. #676893
  10. #74748a
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #34359d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fe6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0037de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005f84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ee4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002bdf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004bb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-040ae1 {
  color: #040ae1;
}
Background
.bg-040ae1 {
  background-color: #040ae1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-040ae1 {
  border: 2px solid #040ae1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #040ae1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 10 225;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 97% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-040ae1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #040ae1, #6c04e1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-040ae1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 10 225 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.93 #0000ff Blue ΔE 3.53 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.17 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.69 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.12 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.34 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.38 #fbf51e Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#040ae1  rgb(4, 10, 225)  hsl(238, 97%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#e1db04  rgb(225, 219, 4)  hsl(58, 97%, 45%)  Titanium Yellow
#e1040a  rgb(225, 4, 10)  hsl(358, 97%, 45%)  Rosso Corsa
#0ae104  rgb(10, 225, 4)  hsl(118, 97%, 45%)  Lime Green