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#042DEB

#042deb ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#042deb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 17.65% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.3% cyan, 80.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 229.35°, with 96.65% saturation and 46.86% 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 8.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.21.

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Relative luminance0.079

Complementary

  1. #042deb
  2. #ebc204

Split complementary

  1. #042deb
  2. #eb4e04
  3. #a0eb04

Analogous

  1. #04a0eb
  2. #042deb
  3. #4e04eb

Triadic

  1. #042deb
  2. #eb042d
  3. #2deb04

Tetradic

  1. #042deb
  2. #c204eb
  3. #ebc204
  4. #2deb04

Square

  1. #042deb
  2. #eb04a0
  3. #ebc204
  4. #04eb4e

Monochromatic

  1. #011055
  2. #031fa0
  3. #042deb
  4. #4061fc
  5. #8b9ffd

Shades

#042deb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #042deb
  2. #0429d4
  3. #0324bc
  4. #0320a5
  5. #021b8d
  6. #021776
  7. #02125e
  8. #010e47
  9. #01092f
  10. #000518
  11. #000000

Tints

#042deb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #042deb
  2. #1d42ed
  3. #3657ef
  4. #4f6cf1
  5. #6881f3
  6. #8296f5
  7. #9babf7
  8. #b4c0f9
  9. #cdd5fb
  10. #e6eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#042deb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #042deb
  2. #1035e0
  3. #1d3ed6
  4. #2946cb
  5. #364ec0
  6. #4257b6
  7. #4e5fab
  8. #5b67a0
  9. #676f95
  10. #74788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e44a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005af0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006b8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004cee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ce9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0058bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-042deb {
  color: #042deb;
}
Background
.bg-042deb {
  background-color: #042deb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-042deb {
  border: 2px solid #042deb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #042deb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 45 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 97% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-042deb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #042deb, #4e04eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-042deb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 45 235 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.21 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.86 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.20 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.21 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.46 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.22 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.26 #fbd214 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Blue
#042deb  rgb(4, 45, 235)  hsl(229, 97%, 47%)  Blue
#ebc204  rgb(235, 194, 4)  hsl(49, 97%, 47%)  Jonquil
#eb042d  rgb(235, 4, 45)  hsl(349, 97%, 47%)  Cadmium Red
#2deb04  rgb(45, 235, 4)  hsl(109, 97%, 47%)  Lime