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#042CCD

#042ccd ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#042ccd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 17.25% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.05% cyan, 78.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 228.06°, with 96.17% saturation and 40.98% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.79.

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Relative luminance0.0623

Complementary

  1. #042ccd
  2. #cda504

Split complementary

  1. #042ccd
  2. #cd4104
  3. #90cd04

Analogous

  1. #0490cd
  2. #042ccd
  3. #4104cd

Triadic

  1. #042ccd
  2. #cd042c
  3. #2ccd04

Tetradic

  1. #042ccd
  2. #a504cd
  3. #cda504
  4. #2ccd04

Square

  1. #042ccd
  2. #cd0490
  3. #cda504
  4. #04cd41

Monochromatic

  1. #010c37
  2. #031c82
  3. #042ccd
  4. #234efb
  5. #6e8afc

Shades

#042ccd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #042ccd
  2. #0428b9
  3. #0323a4
  4. #031f90
  5. #021a7b
  6. #021667
  7. #021252
  8. #010d3e
  9. #010929
  10. #000415
  11. #000000

Tints

#042ccd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #042ccd
  2. #1d41d2
  3. #3656d7
  4. #4f6bdc
  5. #6880e1
  6. #8296e6
  7. #9babeb
  8. #b4c0f0
  9. #cdd5f5
  10. #e6eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#042ccd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #042ccd
  2. #1034c5
  3. #1d3dbe
  4. #2945b6
  5. #364eae
  6. #4256a7
  7. #4e5e9f
  8. #5b6797
  9. #676f8f
  10. #747888
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #373e91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003dca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005f7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0044d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004fa3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-042ccd {
  color: #042ccd;
}
Background
.bg-042ccd {
  background-color: #042ccd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-042ccd {
  border: 2px solid #042ccd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #042ccd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 44 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 96% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-042ccd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #042ccd, #4104cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-042ccd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 44 205 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.79 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.61 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.65 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.40 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.96 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.49 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.53 #fbd332 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#042ccd  rgb(4, 44, 205)  hsl(228, 96%, 41%)  Persian Blue
#cda504  rgb(205, 165, 4)  hsl(48, 96%, 41%)  Metallic Gold
#cd042c  rgb(205, 4, 44)  hsl(348, 96%, 41%)  Fire Engine Red
#2ccd04  rgb(44, 205, 4)  hsl(108, 96%, 41%)  Lime Green