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#042FDD

#042fdd ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#042fdd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.19% cyan, 78.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 228.11°, with 96.44% saturation and 44.12% 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 8.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.67.

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Relative luminance0.0728

Complementary

  1. #042fdd
  2. #ddb204

Split complementary

  1. #042fdd
  2. #dd4604
  3. #9cdd04

Analogous

  1. #049cdd
  2. #042fdd
  3. #4604dd

Triadic

  1. #042fdd
  2. #dd042f
  3. #2fdd04

Tetradic

  1. #042fdd
  2. #b204dd
  3. #ddb204
  4. #2fdd04

Square

  1. #042fdd
  2. #dd049c
  3. #ddb204
  4. #04dd46

Monochromatic

  1. #010f47
  2. #031f92
  3. #042fdd
  4. #325afb
  5. #7d97fd

Shades

#042fdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #042fdd
  2. #042ac7
  3. #0326b1
  4. #03219b
  5. #021c85
  6. #02186f
  7. #021358
  8. #010e42
  9. #01092c
  10. #000516
  11. #000000

Tints

#042fdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #042fdd
  2. #1d44e0
  3. #3659e4
  4. #4f6de7
  5. #6882eb
  6. #8297ee
  7. #9bacf1
  8. #b4c1f5
  9. #cdd5f8
  10. #e6eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#042fdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #042fdd
  2. #1037d4
  3. #1d3fca
  4. #2947c1
  5. #364fb8
  6. #4258af
  7. #4e60a5
  8. #5b689c
  9. #677093
  10. #747889
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b429c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006686 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ae0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003bdb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0055b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-042fdd {
  color: #042fdd;
}
Background
.bg-042fdd {
  background-color: #042fdd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-042fdd {
  border: 2px solid #042fdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #042fdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 47 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 96% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-042fdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #042fdd, #4604dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-042fdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 47 221 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.67 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.29 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.16 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.53 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.85 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.27 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.47 #fbd022 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#042fdd  rgb(4, 47, 221)  hsl(228, 96%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#ddb204  rgb(221, 178, 4)  hsl(48, 96%, 44%)  Meat Brown
#dd042f  rgb(221, 4, 47)  hsl(348, 96%, 44%)  Crimson
#2fdd04  rgb(47, 221, 4)  hsl(108, 96%, 44%)  Lime Green