All About Color #040BCD

#040BCD

About #040BCD

#040BCD is a medium blue color with the hex code #040BCD. In RGB it is red 4, green 11, blue 205; in HSL it is hue 238°, saturation 96%, lightness 41%; in CMYK it is 98%, 95%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 10.86:1 on white and 1.93:1 on black.

#040BCD Color Conversion

Hex triplet04, 0B, CD
CMYK98.05%, 94.63%, 0.00%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal4, 11, 205
HSL238°, 96%, 41%
RGB Octal4, 13, 315
HSV (HSB)237.91°, 98.05%, 80.39%
RGB Binary100, 1011, 11001101
CIE-L*AB25.78, 64.96, -90.15
RGB Percent1.57%, 4.31%, 80.39%
CIE-L*CH25.78, 111.12, 305.77
XYZ11.19, 4.67, 58.07
CIE-L*UV25.78, -7.59, -101.79
xyY0.15, 0.06, 4.67
Hunter-Lab21.62, 54.56, -144.14
RYB1.57%, 4.22%, 80.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#040BCD on a dark background: contrast 1.93:1, fails WCAG AA.
#040BCD on a light background: contrast 10.86:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #040BCD. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#040BCD · #3239FB · #020673 · #CDC604 · #FBF432

Analogous palette

#04CDC6 · #046FCD · #040BCD · #6204CD · #C604CD

Triadic palette

#040BCD · #CD040B · #0BCD04 · #3239FB · #FB3239

Tetradic palette

#040BCD · #CD046F · #CDC604 · #04CD62 · #020673

Monochromatic palette

#010337 · #030782 · #040BCD · #232AFB · #6E73FC

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