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#042FDB

#042fdb ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#042fdb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 18.43% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.17% cyan, 78.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 228°, with 96.41% saturation and 43.73% 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 8.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.48.

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Relative luminance0.0717

Complementary

  1. #042fdb
  2. #dbb004

Split complementary

  1. #042fdb
  2. #db4504
  3. #9bdb04

Analogous

  1. #049bdb
  2. #042fdb
  3. #4504db

Triadic

  1. #042fdb
  2. #db042f
  3. #2fdb04

Tetradic

  1. #042fdb
  2. #b004db
  3. #dbb004
  4. #2fdb04

Square

  1. #042fdb
  2. #db049b
  3. #dbb004
  4. #04db45

Monochromatic

  1. #010f45
  2. #031f90
  3. #042fdb
  4. #3059fb
  5. #7b95fd

Shades

#042fdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #042fdb
  2. #042ac5
  3. #0326af
  4. #032199
  5. #021c83
  6. #02186e
  7. #021358
  8. #010e42
  9. #01092c
  10. #000516
  11. #000000

Tints

#042fdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #042fdb
  2. #1d44df
  3. #3659e2
  4. #4f6de6
  5. #6882e9
  6. #8297ed
  7. #9bacf1
  8. #b4c1f4
  9. #cdd5f8
  10. #e6eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#042fdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #042fdb
  2. #1037d2
  3. #1d3fc9
  4. #2947c0
  5. #364fb7
  6. #4258ae
  7. #4e60a4
  8. #5b689b
  9. #677092
  10. #747889
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b429b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006585 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0049de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003bd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0055ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-042fdb {
  color: #042fdb;
}
Background
.bg-042fdb {
  background-color: #042fdb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-042fdb {
  border: 2px solid #042fdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #042fdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 47 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 96% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-042fdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #042fdb, #4504db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-042fdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 47 219 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.48 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.44 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.34 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.73 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.75 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.04 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.40 #fbd024 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#042fdb  rgb(4, 47, 219)  hsl(228, 96%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#dbb004  rgb(219, 176, 4)  hsl(48, 96%, 44%)  Metallic Gold
#db042f  rgb(219, 4, 47)  hsl(348, 96%, 44%)  Crimson
#2fdb04  rgb(47, 219, 4)  hsl(108, 96%, 44%)  Lime Green