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#142B91

#142b91 ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#142b91 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 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.21% cyan, 70.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.14% black. Its hue angle is 228.96°, with 75.76% saturation and 32.35% 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 11.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 2.33.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0392

Complementary

  1. #142b91
  2. #917a14

Split complementary

  1. #142b91
  2. #913b14
  3. #699114

Analogous

  1. #146991
  2. #142b91
  3. #3b1491

Triadic

  1. #142b91
  2. #91142b
  3. #2b9114

Tetradic

  1. #142b91
  2. #7a1491
  3. #917a14
  4. #2b9114

Square

  1. #142b91
  2. #911469
  3. #917a14
  4. #14913b

Monochromatic

  1. #020512
  2. #0b174e
  3. #142b91
  4. #1d3fd4
  5. #5671e8

Shades

#142b91 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #142b91
  2. #122783
  3. #102274
  4. #0e1e66
  5. #0c1a57
  6. #0a1649
  7. #08113a
  8. #060d2c
  9. #04091d
  10. #02040f
  11. #000000

Tints

#142b91 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #142b91
  2. #2c409c
  3. #4355a7
  4. #5b6bb2
  5. #7280bd
  6. #8a95c8
  7. #a1aad3
  8. #b9bfde
  9. #d0d5e9
  10. #e8eaf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#142b91 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #142b91
  2. #1f348f
  3. #2a3c8e
  4. #34458c
  5. #3f4d8a
  6. #4a5689
  7. #555e87
  8. #606785
  9. #6a6f83
  10. #757882
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #383838 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2d3367 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003e94 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00328f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00475a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003793 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002f90 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003e74 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-142b91 {
  color: #142b91;
}
Background
.bg-142b91 {
  background-color: #142b91;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-142b91 {
  border: 2px solid #142b91;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #142b91;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 43 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 76% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-142b91 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #142b91, #3b1491);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-142b91 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 43 145 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 2.33 #003399 Smalt ΔE 2.87 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.65 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.21 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.52 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.65 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.73 #ebd46e Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#142b91  rgb(20, 43, 145)  hsl(229, 76%, 32%)  Imperial Blue
#917a14  rgb(145, 122, 20)  hsl(49, 76%, 32%)  Olive
#91142b  rgb(145, 20, 43)  hsl(349, 76%, 32%)  Vivid Burgundy
#2b9114  rgb(43, 145, 20)  hsl(109, 76%, 32%)  Islamic Green