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#042CDB

#042cdb ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#042cdb 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 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.17% cyan, 79.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 228.84°, with 96.41% saturation and 43.73% 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 8.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.81.

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Relative luminance0.0694

Complementary

  1. #042cdb
  2. #dbb304

Split complementary

  1. #042cdb
  2. #db4804
  3. #98db04

Analogous

  1. #0498db
  2. #042cdb
  3. #4804db

Triadic

  1. #042cdb
  2. #db042c
  3. #2cdb04

Tetradic

  1. #042cdb
  2. #b304db
  3. #dbb304
  4. #2cdb04

Square

  1. #042cdb
  2. #db0498
  3. #dbb304
  4. #04db48

Monochromatic

  1. #010e45
  2. #031d90
  3. #042cdb
  4. #3056fb
  5. #7b93fd

Shades

#042cdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #042cdb
  2. #0428c5
  3. #0323af
  4. #031f99
  5. #021a83
  6. #02166e
  7. #021258
  8. #010d42
  9. #01092c
  10. #000416
  11. #000000

Tints

#042cdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #042cdb
  2. #1d41df
  3. #3656e2
  4. #4f6be6
  5. #6880e9
  6. #8296ed
  7. #9babf1
  8. #b4c0f4
  9. #cdd5f8
  10. #e6eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#042cdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #042cdb
  2. #1034d2
  3. #1d3dc9
  4. #2945c0
  5. #364eb7
  6. #4256ae
  7. #4e5ea4
  8. #5b679b
  9. #676f92
  10. #747889
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a409a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006485 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0048de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0039d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0053ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-042cdb {
  color: #042cdb;
}
Background
.bg-042cdb {
  background-color: #042cdb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-042cdb {
  border: 2px solid #042cdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #042cdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 44 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 96% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-042cdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #042cdb, #4804db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-042cdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 44 219 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.81 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.05 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.06 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.15 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.59 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.17 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.71 #fbd324 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#042cdb  rgb(4, 44, 219)  hsl(229, 96%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#dbb304  rgb(219, 179, 4)  hsl(49, 96%, 44%)  Metallic Gold
#db042c  rgb(219, 4, 44)  hsl(349, 96%, 44%)  Fire Engine Red
#2cdb04  rgb(44, 219, 4)  hsl(109, 96%, 44%)  Lime Green