All About Color #4040E2

#4040E2

About #4040E2

#4040E2 is a medium blue color with the hex code #4040E2. In RGB it is red 64, green 64, blue 226; in HSL it is hue 240°, saturation 74%, lightness 57%; in CMYK it is 72%, 72%, 0%, 11%. Its contrast ratio is 6.89:1 on white and 3.05:1 on black.

#4040E2 Color Conversion

Hex triplet40, 40, E2
CMYK71.68%, 71.68%, 0.00%, 11.37%
RGB Decimal64, 64, 226
HSL240°, 74%, 57%
RGB Octal100, 100, 342
HSV (HSB)240.00°, 71.68%, 88.63%
RGB Binary1000000, 1000000, 11100010
CIE-L*AB38.28, 51.41, -81.45
RGB Percent25.10%, 25.10%, 88.63%
CIE-L*CH38.28, 96.32, 302.26
XYZ17.68, 10.25, 73.00
CIE-L*UV38.28, -8.32, -115.50
xyY0.18, 0.10, 10.25
Hunter-Lab32.01, 42.54, -112.79
RYB25.10%, 25.10%, 88.63%

Color Accessibility Scores

#4040E2 on a dark background: contrast 3.05:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#4040E2 on a light background: contrast 6.89:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #4040E2, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#4040E2 · #9090EE · #1A1AAD · #E2E240 · #EEEE90

Analogous palette

#40E2E2 · #4091E2 · #4040E2 · #9140E2 · #E240E2

Triadic palette

#4040E2 · #E24040 · #40E240 · #9090EE · #EE9090

Tetradic palette

#4040E2 · #E24091 · #E2E240 · #40E291 · #1A1AAD

Monochromatic palette

#121278 · #1C1CBA · #4040E2 · #8383EC · #C5C5F6

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