All About Color #4040DD

#4040DD

About #4040DD

#4040DD is a medium blue color with the hex code #4040DD. In RGB it is red 64, green 64, blue 221; in HSL it is hue 240°, saturation 70%, lightness 56%; in CMYK it is 71%, 71%, 0%, 13%. Its contrast ratio is 7.01:1 on white and 3.00:1 on black.

#4040DD Color Conversion

Hex triplet40, 40, DD
CMYK71.04%, 71.04%, 0.00%, 13.33%
RGB Decimal64, 64, 221
HSL240°, 70%, 56%
RGB Octal100, 100, 335
HSV (HSB)240.00°, 71.04%, 86.67%
RGB Binary1000000, 1000000, 11011101
CIE-L*AB37.80, 49.80, -79.39
RGB Percent25.10%, 25.10%, 86.67%
CIE-L*CH37.80, 93.72, 302.10
XYZ17.00, 9.98, 69.44
CIE-L*UV37.80, -8.10, -112.46
xyY0.18, 0.10, 9.98
Hunter-Lab31.59, 40.79, -108.23
RYB25.10%, 25.10%, 86.67%

Color Accessibility Scores

#4040DD on a dark background: contrast 3.00:1, fails WCAG AA.
#4040DD on a light background: contrast 7.01:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#4040DD · #8E8EEB · #1D1DA5 · #DDDD40 · #EBEB8E

Analogous palette

#40DDDD · #408FDD · #4040DD · #8F40DD · #DD40DD

Triadic palette

#4040DD · #DD4040 · #40DD40 · #8E8EEB · #EB8E8E

Tetradic palette

#4040DD · #DD408F · #DDDD40 · #40DD8F · #1D1DA5

Monochromatic palette

#141471 · #1F1FB2 · #4040DD · #8181E9 · #C2C2F4

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