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#142CAE

#142cae ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#142cae is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 17.25% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.51% cyan, 74.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 230.65°, with 79.38% saturation and 38.04% 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 10.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 2.75.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0501

Complementary

  1. #142cae
  2. #ae9614

Split complementary

  1. #142cae
  2. #ae4914
  3. #79ae14

Analogous

  1. #1479ae
  2. #142cae
  3. #4914ae

Triadic

  1. #142cae
  2. #ae142c
  3. #2cae14

Tetradic

  1. #142cae
  2. #9614ae
  3. #ae9614
  4. #2cae14

Square

  1. #142cae
  2. #ae1479
  3. #ae9614
  4. #14ae49

Monochromatic

  1. #040925
  2. #0c1b69
  3. #142cae
  4. #2846e6
  5. #6d81ee

Shades

#142cae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #142cae
  2. #12289d
  3. #10238b
  4. #0e1f7a
  5. #0c1a68
  6. #0a1657
  7. #081246
  8. #060d34
  9. #040923
  10. #020411
  11. #000000

Tints

#142cae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #142cae
  2. #2c41b6
  3. #4356be
  4. #5b6bc6
  5. #7280ce
  6. #8a96d7
  7. #a1abdf
  8. #b9c0e7
  9. #d0d5ef
  10. #e8eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#142cae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #142cae
  2. #1f34a9
  3. #2a3da5
  4. #3445a0
  5. #3f4e9c
  6. #4a5697
  7. #555e92
  8. #60678e
  9. #6a6f89
  10. #757885
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #33387b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0047b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0038ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00526b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003eb0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00468b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-142cae {
  color: #142cae;
}
Background
.bg-142cae {
  background-color: #142cae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-142cae {
  border: 2px solid #142cae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #142cae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 44 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 79% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-142cae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #142cae, #4914ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-142cae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 44 174 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.75 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.80 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.16 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.41 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.06 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.70 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.79 #ebd351 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#142cae  rgb(20, 44, 174)  hsl(231, 79%, 38%)  Egyptian Blue
#ae9614  rgb(174, 150, 20)  hsl(51, 79%, 38%)  Brass
#ae142c  rgb(174, 20, 44)  hsl(351, 79%, 38%)  Brown
#2cae14  rgb(44, 174, 20)  hsl(111, 79%, 38%)  Kelly Green