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#042DA7

#042da7 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#042da7 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 17.65% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.6% cyan, 73.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 224.91°, with 95.32% saturation and 33.53% 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 10.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 1.98.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0469

Complementary

  1. #042da7
  2. #a77e04

Split complementary

  1. #042da7
  2. #a72d04
  3. #7ea704

Analogous

  1. #047ea7
  2. #042da7
  3. #2d04a7

Triadic

  1. #042da7
  2. #a7042d
  3. #2da704

Tetradic

  1. #042da7
  2. #7e04a7
  3. #a77e04
  4. #2da704

Square

  1. #042da7
  2. #a7047e
  3. #a77e04
  4. #04a72d

Monochromatic

  1. #000514
  2. #02195c
  3. #042da7
  4. #0641f2
  5. #4976fb

Shades

#042da7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #042da7
  2. #042996
  3. #032486
  4. #032075
  5. #021b64
  6. #021754
  7. #021243
  8. #010e32
  9. #010921
  10. #000511
  11. #000000

Tints

#042da7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #042da7
  2. #1d42b0
  3. #3657b9
  4. #4f6cc1
  5. #6881ca
  6. #8296d3
  7. #9babdc
  8. #b4c0e5
  9. #cdd5ed
  10. #e6eaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#042da7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #042da7
  2. #1035a3
  3. #1d3e9f
  4. #29469b
  5. #364e97
  6. #425794
  7. #4e5f90
  8. #5b678c
  9. #676f88
  10. #747884
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f3776 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0045ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0036a5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005167 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003da9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032a6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004585 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-042da7 {
  color: #042da7;
}
Background
.bg-042da7 {
  background-color: #042da7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-042da7 {
  border: 2px solid #042da7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #042da7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 45 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 95% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-042da7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #042da7, #2d04a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-042da7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 45 167 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 1.98 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.15 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.44 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.23 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.47 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.77 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.80 #fbd258 Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#042da7  rgb(4, 45, 167)  hsl(225, 95%, 34%)  Egyptian Blue
#a77e04  rgb(167, 126, 4)  hsl(45, 95%, 34%)  Dark Goldenrod
#a7042d  rgb(167, 4, 45)  hsl(345, 95%, 34%)  Vivid Burgundy
#2da704  rgb(45, 167, 4)  hsl(105, 95%, 34%)  Kelly Green