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#042FBC

#042fbc ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#042fbc is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 18.43% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.87% cyan, 75% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 225.98°, with 95.83% saturation and 37.65% 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 9.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.62.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0569

Complementary

  1. #042fbc
  2. #bc9104

Split complementary

  1. #042fbc
  2. #bc3504
  3. #8bbc04

Analogous

  1. #048bbc
  2. #042fbc
  3. #3504bc

Triadic

  1. #042fbc
  2. #bc042f
  3. #2fbc04

Tetradic

  1. #042fbc
  2. #9104bc
  3. #bc9104
  4. #2fbc04

Square

  1. #042fbc
  2. #bc048b
  3. #bc9104
  4. #04bc35

Monochromatic

  1. #010a26
  2. #021c71
  3. #042fbc
  4. #1349fa
  5. #5d82fc

Shades

#042fbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #042fbc
  2. #042aa9
  3. #032696
  4. #032184
  5. #021c71
  6. #02185e
  7. #02134b
  8. #010e38
  9. #010926
  10. #000513
  11. #000000

Tints

#042fbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #042fbc
  2. #1d44c3
  3. #3659c9
  4. #4f6dd0
  5. #6882d7
  6. #8297de
  7. #9bace4
  8. #b4c1eb
  9. #cdd5f2
  10. #e6eaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#042fbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #042fbc
  2. #1037b6
  3. #1d3fb0
  4. #2947aa
  5. #364fa4
  6. #42589e
  7. #4e6098
  8. #5b6892
  9. #67708c
  10. #747886
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #343c85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cc0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003bba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005973 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0042be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004c96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-042fbc {
  color: #042fbc;
}
Background
.bg-042fbc {
  background-color: #042fbc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-042fbc {
  border: 2px solid #042fbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #042fbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 47 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 96% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-042fbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #042fbc, #3504bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-042fbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 47 188 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.62 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.37 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.37 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.98 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.28 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.64 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.28 #fbd043 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#042fbc  rgb(4, 47, 188)  hsl(226, 96%, 38%)  Persian Blue
#bc9104  rgb(188, 145, 4)  hsl(46, 96%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#bc042f  rgb(188, 4, 47)  hsl(346, 96%, 38%)  Cardinal
#2fbc04  rgb(47, 188, 4)  hsl(106, 96%, 38%)  Kelly Green