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#0A42E8

#0a42e8 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0a42e8 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 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.69% cyan, 71.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 224.86°, with 91.74% saturation and 47.45% 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 7.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 6.16.

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Relative luminance0.0979

Complementary

  1. #0a42e8
  2. #e8b00a

Split complementary

  1. #0a42e8
  2. #e8410a
  3. #b1e80a

Analogous

  1. #0ab1e8
  2. #0a42e8
  3. #410ae8

Triadic

  1. #0a42e8
  2. #e80a42
  3. #42e80a

Tetradic

  1. #0a42e8
  2. #b00ae8
  3. #e8b00a
  4. #42e80a

Square

  1. #0a42e8
  2. #e80ab1
  3. #e8b00a
  4. #0ae841

Monochromatic

  1. #041855
  2. #072d9f
  3. #0a42e8
  4. #4774f7
  5. #91abfa

Shades

#0a42e8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0a42e8
  2. #093bd1
  3. #0835ba
  4. #072ea2
  5. #06288b
  6. #052174
  7. #041a5d
  8. #031446
  9. #020d2e
  10. #010717
  11. #000000

Tints

#0a42e8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0a42e8
  2. #2355ea
  3. #3b68ed
  4. #547bef
  5. #6c8ef1
  6. #85a1f4
  7. #9db3f6
  8. #b6c6f8
  9. #ced9fa
  10. #e7ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0a42e8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0a42e8
  2. #1648de
  3. #224ed3
  4. #2d55c9
  5. #395bbe
  6. #4561b4
  7. #5167aa
  8. #5d6d9f
  9. #687495
  10. #747a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4550a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004ee5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007291 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0057eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0049e6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0063ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0a42e8 {
  color: #0a42e8;
}
Background
.bg-0a42e8 {
  background-color: #0a42e8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0a42e8 {
  border: 2px solid #0a42e8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0a42e8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 10 66 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 92% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0a42e8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0a42e8, #410ae8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0a42e8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(10 66 232 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.16 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.67 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.20 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.39 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.12 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.31 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.61 #f5bd17 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#0a42e8  rgb(10, 66, 232)  hsl(225, 92%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#e8b00a  rgb(232, 176, 10)  hsl(45, 92%, 47%)  Meat Brown
#e80a42  rgb(232, 10, 66)  hsl(345, 92%, 47%)  Crimson
#42e80a  rgb(66, 232, 10)  hsl(105, 92%, 47%)  Neon Green