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#042FEC

#042fec ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#042fec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.31% cyan, 80.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 228.88°, with 96.67% saturation and 47.06% 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 8.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.51.

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Relative luminance0.0811

Complementary

  1. #042fec
  2. #ecc104

Split complementary

  1. #042fec
  2. #ec4d04
  3. #a3ec04

Analogous

  1. #04a3ec
  2. #042fec
  3. #4d04ec

Triadic

  1. #042fec
  2. #ec042f
  3. #2fec04

Tetradic

  1. #042fec
  2. #c104ec
  3. #ecc104
  4. #2fec04

Square

  1. #042fec
  2. #ec04a3
  3. #ecc104
  4. #04ec4d

Monochromatic

  1. #011156
  2. #0320a1
  3. #042fec
  4. #4163fc
  5. #8ca1fd

Shades

#042fec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #042fec
  2. #042ad4
  3. #0326bd
  4. #0321a5
  5. #021c8e
  6. #021876
  7. #02135e
  8. #010e47
  9. #01092f
  10. #000518
  11. #000000

Tints

#042fec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #042fec
  2. #1d44ee
  3. #3659f0
  4. #4f6df2
  5. #6882f4
  6. #8297f6
  7. #9bacf7
  8. #b4c1f9
  9. #cdd5fb
  10. #e6eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#042fec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #042fec
  2. #1037e1
  3. #1d3fd6
  4. #2947cc
  5. #364fc1
  6. #4258b6
  7. #4e60ab
  8. #5b68a0
  9. #677096
  10. #74788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f45a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bf1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006c8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004def ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003dea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005abc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-042fec {
  color: #042fec;
}
Background
.bg-042fec {
  background-color: #042fec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-042fec {
  border: 2px solid #042fec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #042fec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 47 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 97% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-042fec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #042fec, #4d04ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-042fec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 47 236 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.51 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.04 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.26 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.21 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.88 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.12 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.28 #fbd013 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Blue
#042fec  rgb(4, 47, 236)  hsl(229, 97%, 47%)  Blue
#ecc104  rgb(236, 193, 4)  hsl(49, 97%, 47%)  Jonquil
#ec042f  rgb(236, 4, 47)  hsl(349, 97%, 47%)  Cadmium Red
#2fec04  rgb(47, 236, 4)  hsl(109, 97%, 47%)  Lime