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#042AAA

#042aaa ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#042aaa is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 16.47% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.65% cyan, 75.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 226.27°, with 95.4% saturation and 34.12% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 2.86.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0458

Complementary

  1. #042aaa
  2. #aa8404

Split complementary

  1. #042aaa
  2. #aa3104
  3. #7daa04

Analogous

  1. #047daa
  2. #042aaa
  3. #3104aa

Triadic

  1. #042aaa
  2. #aa042a
  3. #2aaa04

Tetradic

  1. #042aaa
  2. #8404aa
  3. #aa8404
  4. #2aaa04

Square

  1. #042aaa
  2. #aa047d
  3. #aa8404
  4. #04aa31

Monochromatic

  1. #000515
  2. #02185f
  3. #042aaa
  4. #063cf5
  5. #4c74fb

Shades

#042aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #042aaa
  2. #042699
  3. #032288
  4. #031d77
  5. #021966
  6. #021555
  7. #021144
  8. #010d33
  9. #010822
  10. #000411
  11. #000000

Tints

#042aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #042aaa
  2. #1d3fb3
  3. #3655bb
  4. #4f6ac4
  5. #687fcc
  6. #8295d5
  7. #9baadd
  8. #b4bfe6
  9. #cdd4ee
  10. #e6eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#042aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #042aaa
  2. #1033a6
  3. #1d3ba2
  4. #29449d
  5. #364c99
  6. #425595
  7. #4e5e91
  8. #5b668d
  9. #676f88
  10. #747784
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f3678 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0044ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0035a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005068 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003bac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0031a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004487 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-042aaa {
  color: #042aaa;
}
Background
.bg-042aaa {
  background-color: #042aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-042aaa {
  border: 2px solid #042aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #042aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 42 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 95% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-042aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #042aaa, #3104aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-042aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 42 170 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.86 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.31 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.08 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.56 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.60 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.84 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.32 #fbd555 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#042aaa  rgb(4, 42, 170)  hsl(226, 95%, 34%)  Egyptian Blue
#aa8404  rgb(170, 132, 4)  hsl(46, 95%, 34%)  Dark Goldenrod
#aa042a  rgb(170, 4, 42)  hsl(346, 95%, 34%)  Vivid Burgundy
#2aaa04  rgb(42, 170, 4)  hsl(106, 95%, 34%)  Kelly Green