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#042782

#042782 ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#042782 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 15.29% green and 50.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.92% cyan, 70% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.02% black. Its hue angle is 223.33°, with 94.03% saturation and 26.27% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 3.4.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0309

Complementary

  1. #042782
  2. #825f04

Split complementary

  1. #042782
  2. #822004
  3. #668204

Analogous

  1. #046682
  2. #042782
  3. #200482

Triadic

  1. #042782
  2. #820427
  3. #278204

Tetradic

  1. #042782
  2. #5f0482
  3. #825f04
  4. #278204

Square

  1. #042782
  2. #820466
  3. #825f04
  4. #048220

Monochromatic

  1. #010614
  2. #021138
  3. #042782
  4. #063dcc
  5. #2761f8

Shades

#042782 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #042782
  2. #042375
  3. #031f68
  4. #031b5b
  5. #02174e
  6. #021441
  7. #021034
  8. #010c27
  9. #01081a
  10. #00040d
  11. #000000

Tints

#042782 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #042782
  2. #1d3d8f
  3. #36529b
  4. #4f68a8
  5. #687db4
  6. #8293c1
  7. #9ba9cd
  8. #b4beda
  9. #cdd4e6
  10. #e6e9f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#042782 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #042782
  2. #103082
  3. #1d3982
  4. #294281
  5. #364b81
  6. #425481
  7. #4e5c81
  8. #5b6581
  9. #676e80
  10. #747780
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #313131 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #262d5c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003785 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002b80 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004051 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003184 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002a81 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003868 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-042782 {
  color: #042782;
}
Background
.bg-042782 {
  background-color: #042782;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-042782 {
  border: 2px solid #042782;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #042782;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 39 130;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 94% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-042782 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #042782, #200482);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-042782 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 39 130 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.40 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.43 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 4.99 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.94 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.35 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.45 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.84 #fbd87d Inverted #313131 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#042782  rgb(4, 39, 130)  hsl(223, 94%, 26%)  Imperial Blue
#825f04  rgb(130, 95, 4)  hsl(43, 94%, 26%)  Golden Brown
#820427  rgb(130, 4, 39)  hsl(343, 94%, 26%)  Burgundy
#278204  rgb(39, 130, 4)  hsl(103, 94%, 26%)  Green