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#142AEF

#142aef ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#142aef is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 16.47% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.63% cyan, 82.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 233.97°, with 87.25% saturation and 50.78% 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 8.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.61.

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Relative luminance0.0804

Complementary

  1. #142aef
  2. #efd914

Split complementary

  1. #142aef
  2. #ef6b14
  3. #98ef14

Analogous

  1. #1498ef
  2. #142aef
  3. #6b14ef

Triadic

  1. #142aef
  2. #ef142a
  3. #2aef14

Tetradic

  1. #142aef
  2. #d914ef
  3. #efd914
  4. #2aef14

Square

  1. #142aef
  2. #ef1498
  3. #efd914
  4. #14ef6b

Monochromatic

  1. #071063
  2. #0c1cab
  3. #142aef
  4. #5c6bf4
  5. #a3acf9

Shades

#142aef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #142aef
  2. #1226d7
  3. #1022bf
  4. #0e1da7
  5. #0c198f
  6. #0a1578
  7. #081160
  8. #060d48
  9. #040830
  10. #020418
  11. #000000

Tints

#142aef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #142aef
  2. #2c3ff1
  3. #4355f2
  4. #5b6af4
  5. #727ff5
  6. #8a95f7
  7. #a1aaf9
  8. #b9bffa
  9. #d0d4fc
  10. #e8eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#142aef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #142aef
  2. #1f33e4
  3. #2a3bd9
  4. #3444ce
  5. #3f4cc3
  6. #4a55b8
  7. #555eac
  8. #6066a1
  9. #6a6f96
  10. #75778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4044a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bf4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006b90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004cf2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003bed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0058be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-142aef {
  color: #142aef;
}
Background
.bg-142aef {
  background-color: #142aef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-142aef {
  border: 2px solid #142aef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #142aef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 42 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 87% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-142aef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #142aef, #6b14ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-142aef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 42 239 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.61 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.09 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.47 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.90 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.45 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.55 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.54 #ebd510 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Blue
#142aef  rgb(20, 42, 239)  hsl(234, 87%, 51%)  Blue
#efd914  rgb(239, 217, 20)  hsl(54, 87%, 51%)  Citrine
#ef142a  rgb(239, 20, 42)  hsl(354, 87%, 51%)  Lust
#2aef14  rgb(42, 239, 20)  hsl(114, 87%, 51%)  Lime