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#140AF2

#140af2 ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#140af2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 3.92% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.74% cyan, 95.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 242.59°, with 92.06% saturation and 49.41% 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 8.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 1.31.

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Web safe#0000ff
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Relative luminance0.0678

Complementary

  1. #140af2
  2. #e8f20a

Split complementary

  1. #140af2
  2. #f2880a
  3. #74f20a

Analogous

  1. #0a74f2
  2. #140af2
  3. #880af2

Triadic

  1. #140af2
  2. #f2140a
  3. #0af214

Tetradic

  1. #140af2
  2. #f20ae8
  3. #e8f20a
  4. #0af214

Square

  1. #140af2
  2. #f20a74
  3. #e8f20a
  4. #0af288

Monochromatic

  1. #08045f
  2. #0e07a9
  3. #140af2
  4. #5851f8
  5. #9e9afb

Shades

#140af2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #140af2
  2. #1209da
  3. #1008c2
  4. #0e07a9
  5. #0c0691
  6. #0a0579
  7. #080461
  8. #060349
  9. #040230
  10. #020118
  11. #000000

Tints

#140af2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #140af2
  2. #2c23f3
  3. #433bf5
  4. #5b54f6
  5. #726cf7
  6. #8a85f9
  7. #a19dfa
  8. #b9b6fb
  9. #d0cefc
  10. #e8e7fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#140af2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #140af2
  2. #1f16e7
  3. #2a22db
  4. #342dd0
  5. #3f39c4
  6. #4a45b9
  7. #5551ae
  8. #605da2
  9. #6a6897
  10. #75748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b3aa9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055f7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003def ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00668e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0043f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002ff0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0050bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-140af2 {
  color: #140af2;
}
Background
.bg-140af2 {
  background-color: #140af2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-140af2 {
  border: 2px solid #140af2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #140af2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 10 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 92% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-140af2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #140af2, #880af2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-140af2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 10 242 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 1.31 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.00 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.70 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.21 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.51 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.90 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 9.36 #ebf50d Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Blue
#140af2  rgb(20, 10, 242)  hsl(243, 92%, 49%)  Blue
#e8f20a  rgb(232, 242, 10)  hsl(63, 92%, 49%)  Daffodil
#f2140a  rgb(242, 20, 10)  hsl(3, 92%, 49%)  Red
#0af214  rgb(10, 242, 20)  hsl(123, 92%, 49%)  Lime