All About Color #4040C9

#4040C9

About #4040C9

#4040C9 is a medium blue color with the hex code #4040C9. In RGB it is red 64, green 64, blue 201; in HSL it is hue 240°, saturation 56%, lightness 52%; in CMYK it is 68%, 68%, 0%, 21%. Its contrast ratio is 7.51:1 on white and 2.79:1 on black.

#4040C9 Color Conversion

Hex triplet40, 40, C9
CMYK68.16%, 68.16%, 0.00%, 21.18%
RGB Decimal64, 64, 201
HSL240°, 56%, 52%
RGB Octal100, 100, 311
HSV (HSB)240.00°, 68.16%, 78.82%
RGB Binary1000000, 1000000, 11001001
CIE-L*AB35.93, 43.25, -70.92
RGB Percent25.10%, 25.10%, 78.82%
CIE-L*CH35.93, 83.07, 301.38
XYZ14.49, 8.97, 56.23
CIE-L*UV35.93, -7.21, -100.05
xyY0.18, 0.11, 8.97
Hunter-Lab29.96, 33.92, -90.32
RYB25.10%, 25.10%, 78.82%

Color Accessibility Scores

#4040C9 on a dark background: contrast 2.79:1, fails WCAG AA.
#4040C9 on a light background: contrast 7.51:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #4040C9, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#4040C9 · #8888DD · #262687 · #C9C940 · #DDDD88

Analogous palette

#40C9C9 · #4085C9 · #4040C9 · #8540C9 · #C940C9

Triadic palette

#4040C9 · #C94040 · #40C940 · #8888DD · #DD8888

Tetradic palette

#4040C9 · #C94085 · #C9C940 · #40C985 · #262687

Monochromatic palette

#191958 · #2A2A93 · #4040C9 · #7C7CDA · #B7B7EB

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