All About Color #4240BF

#4240BF

About #4240BF

#4240BF is a medium blue color with the hex code #4240BF. In RGB it is red 66, green 64, blue 191; in HSL it is hue 241°, saturation 50%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 65%, 66%, 0%, 25%. Its contrast ratio is 7.73:1 on white and 2.72:1 on black.

#4240BF Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, 40, BF
CMYK65.45%, 66.49%, 0.00%, 25.10%
RGB Decimal66, 64, 191
HSL241°, 50%, 50%
RGB Octal102, 100, 277
HSV (HSB)240.94°, 66.49%, 74.90%
RGB Binary1000010, 1000000, 10111111
CIE-L*AB35.18, 40.19, -66.31
RGB Percent25.88%, 25.10%, 74.90%
CIE-L*CH35.18, 77.54, 301.22
XYZ13.48, 8.59, 50.24
CIE-L*UV35.18, -6.28, -93.54
xyY0.19, 0.12, 8.59
Hunter-Lab29.30, 30.86, -81.13
RYB25.88%, 25.10%, 74.90%

Color Accessibility Scores

#4240BF on a dark background: contrast 2.72:1, fails WCAG AA.
#4240BF on a light background: contrast 7.73:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #4240BF, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#4240BF · #8685D6 · #2A297A · #BDBF40 · #D5D685

Analogous palette

#40BDBF · #407DBF · #4240BF · #8240BF · #BF40BD

Triadic palette

#4240BF · #BF4240 · #40BF42 · #8685D6 · #D68685

Tetradic palette

#4240BF · #BF407D · #BDBF40 · #40BF82 · #2A297A

Monochromatic palette

#1A194D · #2E2D86 · #4240BF · #7B79D2 · #B3B3E6

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