Palettes / Colors / #040BD2

#040BD2 — Vivid Blue

#040BD2 is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Blue (#0000FF). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blue (#0000FF) — not an exact match. CSS blue gives you #0000FF, a different color; use #040BD2 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.

#040BD2 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 #D2CB04; it also sits naturally between #0472D2 and #6404D2. 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 82%

Cyan 98% · Magenta 95% · Yellow 0% · Key 18%

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

Previews

CSS code for #040BD2

.text { color: #040BD2; }
.background { background-color: #040BD2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #040BD2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(4, 11, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(238, 96%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #040BD2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(4, 11, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #040BD2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(4, 11, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#040BD2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#040BD2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #040BD2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D2CB04:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #040BD2: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #040BD2

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 #040BD2 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 #040BD2 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #040BD2?

#040BD2 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 4, 11, 210). Its closest standard named color is Blue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #040BD2?

#040BD2 is RGB 4, 11, 210 — HSL 238°, 96%, 42% — CMYK 98%, 95%, 0%, 18%.

What colors go with #040BD2?

Its complement is #D2CB04; analogous partners are #0472D2 and #6404D2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #040BD2 for text?

White text on #040BD2 has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.98:1.