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#042EEA

#042eea ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#042eea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 18.04% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.29% cyan, 80.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 229.04°, with 96.64% saturation and 46.67% 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 8.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.41.

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Relative luminance0.0792

Complementary

  1. #042eea
  2. #eac004

Split complementary

  1. #042eea
  2. #ea4d04
  3. #a1ea04

Analogous

  1. #04a1ea
  2. #042eea
  3. #4d04ea

Triadic

  1. #042eea
  2. #ea042e
  3. #2eea04

Tetradic

  1. #042eea
  2. #c004ea
  3. #eac004
  4. #2eea04

Square

  1. #042eea
  2. #ea04a1
  3. #eac004
  4. #04ea4d

Monochromatic

  1. #011054
  2. #031f9f
  3. #042eea
  4. #3f61fc
  5. #8a9ffd

Shades

#042eea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #042eea
  2. #0429d3
  3. #0325bb
  4. #0320a4
  5. #021c8c
  6. #021775
  7. #02125e
  8. #010e46
  9. #01092f
  10. #000517
  11. #000000

Tints

#042eea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #042eea
  2. #1d43ec
  3. #3658ee
  4. #4f6df0
  5. #6882f2
  6. #8297f5
  7. #9babf7
  8. #b4c0f9
  9. #cdd5fb
  10. #e6eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#042eea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #042eea
  2. #1036df
  3. #1d3ed5
  4. #2947ca
  5. #364fc0
  6. #4257b5
  7. #4e5faa
  8. #5b67a0
  9. #677095
  10. #74788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e44a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005aef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006b8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ced ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ce8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0059ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-042eea {
  color: #042eea;
}
Background
.bg-042eea {
  background-color: #042eea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-042eea {
  border: 2px solid #042eea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #042eea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 46 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 97% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-042eea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #042eea, #4d04ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-042eea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 46 234 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.41 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.04 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.34 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.05 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.55 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.09 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.38 #fbd115 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Blue
#042eea  rgb(4, 46, 234)  hsl(229, 97%, 47%)  Blue
#eac004  rgb(234, 192, 4)  hsl(49, 97%, 47%)  Jonquil
#ea042e  rgb(234, 4, 46)  hsl(349, 97%, 47%)  Cadmium Red
#2eea04  rgb(46, 234, 4)  hsl(109, 97%, 47%)  Lime