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#042EA6

#042ea6 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#042ea6 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 18.04% green and 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.59% cyan, 72.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 224.44°, with 95.29% saturation and 33.33% 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 10.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 1.68.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0473

Complementary

  1. #042ea6
  2. #a67c04

Split complementary

  1. #042ea6
  2. #a62b04
  3. #7fa604

Analogous

  1. #047fa6
  2. #042ea6
  3. #2b04a6

Triadic

  1. #042ea6
  2. #a6042e
  3. #2ea604

Tetradic

  1. #042ea6
  2. #7c04a6
  3. #a67c04
  4. #2ea604

Square

  1. #042ea6
  2. #a6047f
  3. #a67c04
  4. #04a62b

Monochromatic

  1. #000614
  2. #02195b
  3. #042ea6
  4. #0643f1
  5. #4877fb

Shades

#042ea6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #042ea6
  2. #042995
  3. #032585
  4. #032074
  5. #021c64
  6. #021753
  7. #021242
  8. #010e32
  9. #010921
  10. #000511
  11. #000000

Tints

#042ea6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #042ea6
  2. #1d43af
  3. #3658b8
  4. #4f6dc1
  5. #6882ca
  6. #8297d3
  7. #9babdb
  8. #b4c0e4
  9. #cdd5ed
  10. #e6eaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#042ea6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #042ea6
  2. #1036a2
  3. #1d3e9e
  4. #29479b
  5. #364f97
  6. #425793
  7. #4e5f8f
  8. #5b678b
  9. #677088
  10. #747884
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f3876 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0045aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0036a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005167 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003da8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033a5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004585 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-042ea6 {
  color: #042ea6;
}
Background
.bg-042ea6 {
  background-color: #042ea6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-042ea6 {
  border: 2px solid #042ea6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #042ea6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 46 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 95% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-042ea6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #042ea6, #2b04a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-042ea6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 46 166 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 1.68 #003399 Smalt ΔE 2.83 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.56 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.15 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.78 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.00 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.02 #fbd159 Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#042ea6  rgb(4, 46, 166)  hsl(224, 95%, 33%)  Egyptian Blue
#a67c04  rgb(166, 124, 4)  hsl(44, 95%, 33%)  Dark Goldenrod
#a6042e  rgb(166, 4, 46)  hsl(344, 95%, 33%)  Vivid Burgundy
#2ea604  rgb(46, 166, 4)  hsl(104, 95%, 33%)  Kelly Green