#0040fc

Color #0040fc

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Medium Blue #0000cd · ΔE 17.68 Nearest Tailwind class blue-700 #1447e6 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#0040fc

RGB

rgb(0, 64, 252)

HSL

hsl(224.8, 100%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(224.8, 100%, 98.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 74.6%, 0%, 1.2%)

LAB

lab(39.06, 57.06, -94.91)

LCH

lch(39.06, 110.74, 301.01)

OKLCH

oklch(49.8%, 0.277, 263.78)

HWB

hwb(224.8, 0%, 1.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#fcbc00

Analogous

#00befc

#0040fc

#3e00fc

Triadic

#0040fc

#fc0040

#40fc00

Split-complementary

#0040fc

#fc3e00

#befc00

Tetradic

#0040fc

#bc00fc

#fcbc00

#40fc00

Square

#0040fc

#fc00be

#fcbc00

#00fc3e

Shades

Color #0040fc mixed toward black.

#0035d2

#002ba8

#00207e

#001554

#000b2a

Tints

Color #0040fc mixed toward white.

#285eff

#537fff

#7e9fff

#a9bfff

#d4dfff

Tones

Color #0040fc mixed toward gray.

#154ae7

#2a55d2

#3f5fbd

#5469a8

#697493

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.14:1

White text reads better on this background (6.69:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#292ae1 · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#2621d9 · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#08c7c1 · ΔE 51.2

Achromatopsia

#5c5c5c · ΔE 31.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #0040fc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#0040fc]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Navy #000080

Frequently asked questions

#0040fc (#0040fc) is rgb(0, 64, 252) in RGB.

No, #0040fc is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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