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#142AAA

#142aaa ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#142aaa is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 16.47% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.24% cyan, 75.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 231.2°, with 78.95% saturation and 37.25% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 3.03.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0471

Complementary

  1. #142aaa
  2. #aa9414

Split complementary

  1. #142aaa
  2. #aa4914
  3. #75aa14

Analogous

  1. #1475aa
  2. #142aaa
  3. #4914aa

Triadic

  1. #142aaa
  2. #aa142a
  3. #2aaa14

Tetradic

  1. #142aaa
  2. #9414aa
  3. #aa9414
  4. #2aaa14

Square

  1. #142aaa
  2. #aa1475
  3. #aa9414
  4. #14aa49

Monochromatic

  1. #040821
  2. #0c1966
  3. #142aaa
  4. #2541e5
  5. #6a7ded

Shades

#142aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #142aaa
  2. #122699
  3. #102288
  4. #0e1d77
  5. #0c1966
  6. #0a1555
  7. #081144
  8. #060d33
  9. #040822
  10. #020411
  11. #000000

Tints

#142aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #142aaa
  2. #2c3fb3
  3. #4355bb
  4. #5b6ac4
  5. #727fcc
  6. #8a95d5
  7. #a1aadd
  8. #b9bfe6
  9. #d0d4ee
  10. #e8eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#142aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #142aaa
  2. #1f33a6
  3. #2a3ba2
  4. #34449d
  5. #3f4c99
  6. #4a5595
  7. #555e91
  8. #60668d
  9. #6a6f88
  10. #757784
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #313678 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0045ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0036a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005068 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003cac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0031a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004487 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-142aaa {
  color: #142aaa;
}
Background
.bg-142aaa {
  background-color: #142aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-142aaa {
  border: 2px solid #142aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #142aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 42 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 79% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-142aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #142aaa, #4914aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-142aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 42 170 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.03 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.48 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.39 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.49 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.52 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.64 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.34 #ebd555 Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#142aaa  rgb(20, 42, 170)  hsl(231, 79%, 37%)  Egyptian Blue
#aa9414  rgb(170, 148, 20)  hsl(51, 79%, 37%)  Brass
#aa142a  rgb(170, 20, 42)  hsl(351, 79%, 37%)  Brown
#2aaa14  rgb(42, 170, 20)  hsl(111, 79%, 37%)  Kelly Green