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#0A42EA

#0a42ea ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0a42ea 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 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.73% cyan, 71.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 225°, with 91.8% saturation and 47.84% 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 7.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 6.4.

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Relative luminance0.099

Complementary

  1. #0a42ea
  2. #eab20a

Split complementary

  1. #0a42ea
  2. #ea420a
  3. #b2ea0a

Analogous

  1. #0ab2ea
  2. #0a42ea
  3. #420aea

Triadic

  1. #0a42ea
  2. #ea0a42
  3. #42ea0a

Tetradic

  1. #0a42ea
  2. #b20aea
  3. #eab20a
  4. #42ea0a

Square

  1. #0a42ea
  2. #ea0ab2
  3. #eab20a
  4. #0aea42

Monochromatic

  1. #041957
  2. #072da1
  3. #0a42ea
  4. #4975f7
  5. #93adfa

Shades

#0a42ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0a42ea
  2. #093bd3
  3. #0835bb
  4. #072ea4
  5. #06288c
  6. #052175
  7. #041a5e
  8. #031446
  9. #020d2f
  10. #010717
  11. #000000

Tints

#0a42ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0a42ea
  2. #2355ec
  3. #3b68ee
  4. #547bf0
  5. #6c8ef2
  6. #85a1f5
  7. #9db3f7
  8. #b6c6f9
  9. #ced9fb
  10. #e7ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0a42ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0a42ea
  2. #1648df
  3. #224ed5
  4. #2d55ca
  5. #395bc0
  6. #4561b5
  7. #5167aa
  8. #5d6da0
  9. #687495
  10. #747a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4650a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004ee7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007392 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0058ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004ae8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0063bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0a42ea {
  color: #0a42ea;
}
Background
.bg-0a42ea {
  background-color: #0a42ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0a42ea {
  border: 2px solid #0a42ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0a42ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 10 66 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 92% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0a42ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0a42ea, #420aea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0a42ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(10 66 234 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.40 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.67 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.13 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.53 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.00 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.47 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.56 #f5bd15 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#0a42ea  rgb(10, 66, 234)  hsl(225, 92%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#eab20a  rgb(234, 178, 10)  hsl(45, 92%, 48%)  Meat Brown
#ea0a42  rgb(234, 10, 66)  hsl(345, 92%, 48%)  Crimson
#42ea0a  rgb(66, 234, 10)  hsl(105, 92%, 48%)  Neon Green