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#142C8F

#142c8f ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#142c8f is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 17.25% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.01% cyan, 69.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 228.29°, with 75.46% saturation and 31.96% 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 11.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 2.67.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0393

Complementary

  1. #142c8f
  2. #8f7714

Split complementary

  1. #142c8f
  2. #8f3914
  3. #6a8f14

Analogous

  1. #146a8f
  2. #142c8f
  3. #39148f

Triadic

  1. #142c8f
  2. #8f142c
  3. #2c8f14

Tetradic

  1. #142c8f
  2. #77148f
  3. #8f7714
  4. #2c8f14

Square

  1. #142c8f
  2. #8f146a
  3. #8f7714
  4. #148f39

Monochromatic

  1. #030612
  2. #0b174c
  3. #142c8f
  4. #1d41d2
  5. #5571e7

Shades

#142c8f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #142c8f
  2. #122881
  3. #102372
  4. #0e1f64
  5. #0c1a56
  6. #0a1648
  7. #081239
  8. #060d2b
  9. #04091d
  10. #02040e
  11. #000000

Tints

#142c8f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #142c8f
  2. #2c419a
  3. #4356a5
  4. #5b6bb1
  5. #7280bc
  6. #8a96c7
  7. #a1abd2
  8. #b9c0dd
  9. #d0d5e9
  10. #e8eaf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#142c8f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #142c8f
  2. #1f348e
  3. #2a3d8c
  4. #34458b
  5. #3f4e89
  6. #4a5688
  7. #555e86
  8. #606785
  9. #6a6f83
  10. #757882
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #383838 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2d3366 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003e92 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00328d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004759 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003791 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00308e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003e73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-142c8f {
  color: #142c8f;
}
Background
.bg-142c8f {
  background-color: #142c8f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-142c8f {
  border: 2px solid #142c8f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #142c8f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 44 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 75% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-142c8f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #142c8f, #39148f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-142c8f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 44 143 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 2.67 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 2.76 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.72 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.57 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.69 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.86 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.99 #ebd370 Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Smalt
#142c8f  rgb(20, 44, 143)  hsl(228, 75%, 32%)  Smalt
#8f7714  rgb(143, 119, 20)  hsl(48, 75%, 32%)  Olive
#8f142c  rgb(143, 20, 44)  hsl(348, 75%, 32%)  Vivid Burgundy
#2c8f14  rgb(44, 143, 20)  hsl(108, 75%, 32%)  Islamic Green