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#0A42E1

#0a42e1 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0a42e1 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 88.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.56% cyan, 70.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 224.37°, with 91.49% saturation and 46.08% 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 7.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 5.36.

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Relative luminance0.094

Complementary

  1. #0a42e1
  2. #e1a90a

Split complementary

  1. #0a42e1
  2. #e13d0a
  3. #aee10a

Analogous

  1. #0aaee1
  2. #0a42e1
  3. #3d0ae1

Triadic

  1. #0a42e1
  2. #e10a42
  3. #42e10a

Tetradic

  1. #0a42e1
  2. #a90ae1
  3. #e1a90a
  4. #42e10a

Square

  1. #0a42e1
  2. #e10aae
  3. #e1a90a
  4. #0ae13d

Monochromatic

  1. #03174f
  2. #072d98
  3. #0a42e1
  4. #4170f7
  5. #8aa7fa

Shades

#0a42e1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0a42e1
  2. #093bcb
  3. #0835b4
  4. #072e9e
  5. #062887
  6. #052171
  7. #041a5a
  8. #031444
  9. #020d2d
  10. #010717
  11. #000000

Tints

#0a42e1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0a42e1
  2. #2355e4
  3. #3b68e7
  4. #547bea
  5. #6c8eed
  6. #85a1f0
  7. #9db3f3
  8. #b6c6f6
  9. #ced9f9
  10. #e7ecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0a42e1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0a42e1
  2. #1648d7
  3. #224ece
  4. #2d55c4
  5. #395bba
  6. #4561b1
  7. #5167a7
  8. #5d6d9d
  9. #687493
  10. #747a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #444fa1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060e6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004cde ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00708d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0056e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0048df ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0061b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0a42e1 {
  color: #0a42e1;
}
Background
.bg-0a42e1 {
  background-color: #0a42e1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0a42e1 {
  border: 2px solid #0a42e1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0a42e1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 10 66 225;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 91% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0a42e1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0a42e1, #3d0ae1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0a42e1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(10 66 225 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.36 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.75 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.95 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.52 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.73 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.97 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.53 #f5bd1e Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#0a42e1  rgb(10, 66, 225)  hsl(224, 91%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#e1a90a  rgb(225, 169, 10)  hsl(44, 91%, 46%)  Goldenrod
#e10a42  rgb(225, 10, 66)  hsl(344, 91%, 46%)  Crimson
#42e10a  rgb(66, 225, 10)  hsl(104, 91%, 46%)  Lime Green