All About Color #4040BF

#4040BF

About #4040BF

#4040BF is a medium blue color with the hex code #4040BF. In RGB it is red 64, green 64, blue 191; in HSL it is hue 240°, saturation 50%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 66%, 66%, 0%, 25%. Its contrast ratio is 7.77:1 on white and 2.70:1 on black.

#4040BF Color Conversion

Hex triplet40, 40, BF
CMYK66.49%, 66.49%, 0.00%, 25.10%
RGB Decimal64, 64, 191
HSL240°, 50%, 50%
RGB Octal100, 100, 277
HSV (HSB)240.00°, 66.49%, 74.90%
RGB Binary1000000, 1000000, 10111111
CIE-L*AB35.04, 39.92, -66.54
RGB Percent25.10%, 25.10%, 74.90%
CIE-L*CH35.04, 77.59, 300.96
XYZ13.35, 8.52, 50.23
CIE-L*UV35.04, -6.75, -93.66
xyY0.19, 0.12, 8.52
Hunter-Lab29.19, 30.58, -81.61
RYB25.10%, 25.10%, 74.90%

Color Accessibility Scores

#4040BF on a dark background: contrast 2.70:1, fails WCAG AA.
#4040BF on a light background: contrast 7.77:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #4040BF, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#4040BF · #8585D6 · #29297A · #BFBF40 · #D6D685

Analogous palette

#40BFBF · #407FBF · #4040BF · #7F40BF · #BF40BF

Triadic palette

#4040BF · #BF4040 · #40BF40 · #8585D6 · #D68585

Tetradic palette

#4040BF · #BF4080 · #BFBF40 · #40BF80 · #29297A

Monochromatic palette

#19194D · #2D2D86 · #4040BF · #7979D2 · #B3B3E6

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