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#0A42DA

#0a42da ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0a42da is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.92% red, 25.88% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.41% cyan, 69.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 223.85°, with 91.23% 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 7.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.59.

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Relative luminance0.0902

Complementary

  1. #0a42da
  2. #daa20a

Split complementary

  1. #0a42da
  2. #da3a0a
  3. #aada0a

Analogous

  1. #0aaada
  2. #0a42da
  3. #3a0ada

Triadic

  1. #0a42da
  2. #da0a42
  3. #42da0a

Tetradic

  1. #0a42da
  2. #a20ada
  3. #daa20a
  4. #42da0a

Square

  1. #0a42da
  2. #da0aaa
  3. #daa20a
  4. #0ada3a

Monochromatic

  1. #031648
  2. #072c91
  3. #0a42da
  4. #3b6df6
  5. #84a3f9

Shades

#0a42da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0a42da
  2. #093bc4
  3. #0835ae
  4. #072e99
  5. #062883
  6. #05216d
  7. #041a57
  8. #031441
  9. #020d2c
  10. #010716
  11. #000000

Tints

#0a42da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0a42da
  2. #2355de
  3. #3b68e1
  4. #547be5
  5. #6c8ee9
  6. #85a1ed
  7. #9db3f0
  8. #b6c6f4
  9. #ced9f8
  10. #e7ecfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0a42da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0a42da
  2. #1648d1
  3. #224ec8
  4. #2d55bf
  5. #395bb6
  6. #4561ad
  7. #5167a4
  8. #5d6d9b
  9. #687492
  10. #747a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #434e9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005edf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004bd7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006d89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0054dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0048d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005faf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0a42da {
  color: #0a42da;
}
Background
.bg-0a42da {
  background-color: #0a42da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0a42da {
  border: 2px solid #0a42da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0a42da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 10 66 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 91% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0a42da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0a42da, #3a0ada);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0a42da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(10 66 218 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.59 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.60 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.94 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.14 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.18 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.72 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.93 #f5bd25 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#0a42da  rgb(10, 66, 218)  hsl(224, 91%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#daa20a  rgb(218, 162, 10)  hsl(44, 91%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#da0a42  rgb(218, 10, 66)  hsl(344, 91%, 45%)  Crimson
#42da0a  rgb(66, 218, 10)  hsl(104, 91%, 45%)  Lime Green