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#0842DC

#0842dc ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0842dc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 25.88% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.36% cyan, 70% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 223.58°, with 92.98% saturation and 44.71% 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 7.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.8.

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Relative luminance0.0912

Complementary

  1. #0842dc
  2. #dca208

Split complementary

  1. #0842dc
  2. #dc3808
  3. #acdc08

Analogous

  1. #08acdc
  2. #0842dc
  3. #3808dc

Triadic

  1. #0842dc
  2. #dc0842
  3. #42dc08

Tetradic

  1. #0842dc
  2. #a208dc
  3. #dca208
  4. #42dc08

Square

  1. #0842dc
  2. #dc08ac
  3. #dca208
  4. #08dc38

Monochromatic

  1. #031648
  2. #052c92
  3. #0842dc
  4. #396df8
  5. #83a3fa

Shades

#0842dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0842dc
  2. #073bc6
  3. #0635b0
  4. #062e9a
  5. #052884
  6. #04216e
  7. #031a58
  8. #021442
  9. #020d2c
  10. #010716
  11. #000000

Tints

#0842dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0842dc
  2. #2155e0
  3. #3968e3
  4. #527be7
  5. #6b8eea
  6. #84a1ee
  7. #9cb3f1
  8. #b5c6f5
  9. #ced9f8
  10. #e6ecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0842dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0842dc
  2. #1448d3
  3. #204eca
  4. #2c55c0
  5. #385bb7
  6. #4461ae
  7. #5067a5
  8. #5c6d9c
  9. #687492
  10. #747a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #434e9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fe1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004bd9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006e8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0055df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0048da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005fb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0842dc {
  color: #0842dc;
}
Background
.bg-0842dc {
  background-color: #0842dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0842dc {
  border: 2px solid #0842dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0842dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 66 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 93% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0842dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0842dc, #3808dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0842dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 66 220 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.80 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.72 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.91 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.31 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.35 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.84 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.93 #f7bd23 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#0842dc  rgb(8, 66, 220)  hsl(224, 93%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#dca208  rgb(220, 162, 8)  hsl(44, 93%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#dc0842  rgb(220, 8, 66)  hsl(344, 93%, 45%)  Crimson
#42dc08  rgb(66, 220, 8)  hsl(104, 93%, 45%)  Lime Green