Close to Medium Blue
#040DDC
#040DDC is a mid-tone, vivid blue, close to the color Medium Blue. In RGB it’s made of 1.6% red, 5.1% green, and 86.3% blue. Its hue is 238°, with 96% saturation and 44% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #040DDC.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
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2.10:1 FailThis color as text on white
10.02:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.10:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #040DDC as they’d see it.
#040DDC in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #040DDC
What color is #040DDC?
#040DDC is a mid-tone, vivid blue, close to the color Medium Blue. In RGB it’s made of 1.6% red, 5.1% green, and 86.3% blue. Its hue is 238°, with 96% saturation and 44% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #040DDC in RGB?
#040DDC is rgb(4, 13, 220): 4 red, 13 green, and 220 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #040DDC in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(98, 94, 0, 14). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #040DDC?
PANTONE Violet C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #040DDC?
Its complement #474400 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.