All About Color #4040F2

#4040F2

About #4040F2

#4040F2 is a light blue color with the hex code #4040F2. In RGB it is red 64, green 64, blue 242; in HSL it is hue 240°, saturation 87%, lightness 60%; in CMYK it is 74%, 74%, 0%, 5%. Its contrast ratio is 6.49:1 on white and 3.23:1 on black.

#4040F2 Color Conversion

Hex triplet40, 40, F2
CMYK73.55%, 73.55%, 0.00%, 5.10%
RGB Decimal64, 64, 242
HSL240°, 87%, 60%
RGB Octal100, 100, 362
HSV (HSB)240.00°, 73.55%, 94.90%
RGB Binary1000000, 1000000, 11110010
CIE-L*AB39.86, 56.49, -87.92
RGB Percent25.10%, 25.10%, 94.90%
CIE-L*CH39.86, 104.50, 302.72
XYZ19.97, 11.17, 85.11
CIE-L*UV39.86, -9.01, -125.06
xyY0.17, 0.10, 11.17
Hunter-Lab33.42, 48.21, -127.60
RYB25.10%, 25.10%, 94.90%

Color Accessibility Scores

#4040F2 on a dark background: contrast 3.23:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#4040F2 on a light background: contrast 6.49:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #4040F2, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#4040F2 · #9696F8 · #0E0EC8 · #F2F240 · #F8F896

Analogous palette

#40F2F2 · #4099F2 · #4040F2 · #9940F2 · #F240F2

Triadic palette

#4040F2 · #F24040 · #40F240 · #9696F8 · #F89696

Tetradic palette

#4040F2 · #F24099 · #F2F240 · #40F299 · #0E0EC8

Monochromatic palette

#0A0A8F · #0F0FD7 · #4040F2 · #8888F7 · #CFCFFC

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