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#142B8A

#142b8a ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#142b8a is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 16.86% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.51% cyan, 68.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 228.31°, with 74.68% saturation and 30.98% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 2.97.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0371

Complementary

  1. #142b8a
  2. #8a7314

Split complementary

  1. #142b8a
  2. #8a3814
  3. #668a14

Analogous

  1. #14668a
  2. #142b8a
  3. #38148a

Triadic

  1. #142b8a
  2. #8a142b
  3. #2b8a14

Tetradic

  1. #142b8a
  2. #73148a
  3. #8a7314
  4. #2b8a14

Square

  1. #142b8a
  2. #8a1466
  3. #8a7314
  4. #148a38

Monochromatic

  1. #030612
  2. #0a1647
  3. #142b8a
  4. #1e40cd
  5. #516ee6

Shades

#142b8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #142b8a
  2. #12277c
  3. #10226e
  4. #0e1e61
  5. #0c1a53
  6. #0a1645
  7. #081137
  8. #060d29
  9. #04091c
  10. #02040e
  11. #000000

Tints

#142b8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #142b8a
  2. #2c4096
  3. #4355a1
  4. #5b6bad
  5. #7280b9
  6. #8a95c5
  7. #a1aad0
  8. #b9bfdc
  9. #d0d5e8
  10. #e8eaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#142b8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #142b8a
  2. #1f3489
  3. #2a3c88
  4. #344587
  5. #3f4d86
  6. #4a5685
  7. #555e84
  8. #606783
  9. #6a6f82
  10. #757881
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #363636 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2c3263 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003c8d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003188 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004556 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00368c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002e89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003c6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-142b8a {
  color: #142b8a;
}
Background
.bg-142b8a {
  background-color: #142b8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-142b8a {
  border: 2px solid #142b8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #142b8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 43 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 75% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-142b8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #142b8a, #38148a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-142b8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 43 138 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 2.97 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.18 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.44 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.00 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.84 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.01 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.60 #ebd475 Inverted #363636 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#142b8a  rgb(20, 43, 138)  hsl(228, 75%, 31%)  Imperial Blue
#8a7314  rgb(138, 115, 20)  hsl(48, 75%, 31%)  Olive
#8a142b  rgb(138, 20, 43)  hsl(348, 75%, 31%)  Burgundy
#2b8a14  rgb(43, 138, 20)  hsl(108, 75%, 31%)  India Green