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#042CCF

#042ccf ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#042ccf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.07% cyan, 78.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 228.18°, with 96.21% saturation and 41.37% 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 9.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.91.

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Relative luminance0.0633

Complementary

  1. #042ccf
  2. #cfa704

Split complementary

  1. #042ccf
  2. #cf4204
  3. #91cf04

Analogous

  1. #0491cf
  2. #042ccf
  3. #4204cf

Triadic

  1. #042ccf
  2. #cf042c
  3. #2ccf04

Tetradic

  1. #042ccf
  2. #a704cf
  3. #cfa704
  4. #2ccf04

Square

  1. #042ccf
  2. #cf0491
  3. #cfa704
  4. #04cf42

Monochromatic

  1. #010c39
  2. #031c84
  3. #042ccf
  4. #254ffb
  5. #708bfc

Shades

#042ccf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #042ccf
  2. #0428ba
  3. #0323a6
  4. #031f91
  5. #021a7c
  6. #021668
  7. #021253
  8. #010d3e
  9. #010929
  10. #000415
  11. #000000

Tints

#042ccf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #042ccf
  2. #1d41d4
  3. #3656d9
  4. #4f6bdd
  5. #6880e2
  6. #8296e7
  7. #9babec
  8. #b4c0f1
  9. #cdd5f5
  10. #e6eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#042ccf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #042ccf
  2. #1034c7
  3. #1d3dbf
  4. #2945b7
  5. #364eaf
  6. #4256a8
  7. #4e5ea0
  8. #5b6798
  9. #676f90
  10. #747888
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #373e92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003dcc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005f7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0050a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-042ccf {
  color: #042ccf;
}
Background
.bg-042ccf {
  background-color: #042ccf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-042ccf {
  border: 2px solid #042ccf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #042ccf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 44 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 96% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-042ccf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #042ccf, #4204cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-042ccf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 44 207 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.91 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.69 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.83 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.19 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.16 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.31 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.50 #fbd330 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#042ccf  rgb(4, 44, 207)  hsl(228, 96%, 41%)  Persian Blue
#cfa704  rgb(207, 167, 4)  hsl(48, 96%, 41%)  Metallic Gold
#cf042c  rgb(207, 4, 44)  hsl(348, 96%, 41%)  Fire Engine Red
#2ccf04  rgb(44, 207, 4)  hsl(108, 96%, 41%)  Lime Green