All About Color #040BC8

#040BC8

About #040BC8

#040BC8 is a medium blue color with the hex code #040BC8. In RGB it is red 4, green 11, blue 200; in HSL it is hue 238°, saturation 96%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 98%, 95%, 0%, 22%. Its contrast ratio is 11.13:1 on white and 1.89:1 on black.

#040BC8 Color Conversion

Hex triplet04, 0B, C8
CMYK98.00%, 94.50%, 0.00%, 21.57%
RGB Decimal4, 11, 200
HSL238°, 96%, 40%
RGB Octal4, 13, 310
HSV (HSB)237.86°, 98.00%, 78.43%
RGB Binary100, 1011, 11001000
CIE-L*AB25.06, 63.65, -88.43
RGB Percent1.57%, 4.31%, 78.43%
CIE-L*CH25.06, 108.95, 305.74
XYZ10.60, 4.44, 54.94
CIE-L*UV25.06, -7.38, -98.83
xyY0.15, 0.06, 4.44
Hunter-Lab21.06, 52.95, -139.93
RYB1.57%, 4.22%, 78.43%

Color Accessibility Scores

#040BC8 on a dark background: contrast 1.89:1, fails WCAG AA.
#040BC8 on a light background: contrast 11.13:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #040BC8, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#040BC8 · #2D34FB · #02066E · #C8C104 · #FBF42D

Analogous palette

#04C8C1 · #046DC8 · #040BC8 · #5F04C8 · #C104C8

Triadic palette

#040BC8 · #C8040B · #0BC804 · #2D34FB · #FB2D34

Tetradic palette

#040BC8 · #C8046D · #C8C104 · #04C85F · #02066E

Monochromatic palette

#010332 · #03077D · #040BC8 · #1E25FA · #696EFC

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