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#0040cc

a dark, electric blue · cool · closest name: slateblue

RGB
0, 64, 204
HSL
221°, 100%, 40%
CMYK
100, 69, 0, 20
Luminance
0.0803

Every format

HEX#0040cc
RGBrgb(0, 64, 204)
HSLhsl(221, 100%, 40%)
CMYKcmyk(100%, 69%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(34.0 40.1 -75.8)
LCHlch(34.0 85.8 297.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.447 0.222 262.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #0040cc;
background-color: #0040cc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#0040cc] bg-[#0040cc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #0040cc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.000, green: 0.251, blue: 0.800)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#0040cc")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#0040cc on white: 8.06:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#0040cc on black: 2.61:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red0.0%
Green25.1%
Blue80.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan100.0%
Magenta68.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)20.0%

Color previews

#0040cc text on a black background

contrast 2.61:1

Card sample

#0040cc text on a white background

contrast 8.06:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #0040cc;
Background color
Panel with #0040cc background
background-color: #0040cc;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #0040cc;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(0, 64, 204, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(0, 64, 204, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #0040cc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0040cc, #4800CC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #0040cc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #0040cc in the Color Lab