Palettes / Colors / #040ABE

#040ABE — Vivid Blue

#040ABE is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DarkBlue (#00008B). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkblue (#00008B) — not an exact match. CSS darkblue gives you #00008B, a different color; use #040ABE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#040ABE is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BEB804; it also sits naturally between #0467BE and #5B04BE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 2% · Green 4% · Blue 75%

Cyan 98% · Magenta 95% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #040ABE

.text { color: #040ABE; }
.background { background-color: #040ABE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #040ABE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(4, 10, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(238, 96%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #040ABE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(4, 10, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #040ABE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(4, 10, 190, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#040ABE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#040ABE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #040ABE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEB804:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #040ABE: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #040ABE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #040ABE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #040ABE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #040ABD  ·  #040ABF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #040ABE?

#040ABE is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 4, 10, 190). Its closest standard named color is DarkBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #040ABE?

#040ABE is RGB 4, 10, 190 — HSL 238°, 96%, 38% — CMYK 98%, 95%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #040ABE?

Its complement is #BEB804; analogous partners are #0467BE and #5B04BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #040ABE for text?

White text on #040ABE has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.79:1.