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#142CC4

#142cc4 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#142cc4 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 17.25% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.8% cyan, 77.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 231.82°, with 81.48% saturation and 42.35% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.46.

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Relative luminance0.0594

Complementary

  1. #142cc4
  2. #c4ac14

Split complementary

  1. #142cc4
  2. #c45414
  3. #84c414

Analogous

  1. #1484c4
  2. #142cc4
  3. #5414c4

Triadic

  1. #142cc4
  2. #c4142c
  3. #2cc414

Tetradic

  1. #142cc4
  2. #ac14c4
  3. #c4ac14
  4. #2cc414

Square

  1. #142cc4
  2. #c41484
  3. #c4ac14
  4. #14c454

Monochromatic

  1. #060d39
  2. #0d1c7f
  3. #142cc4
  4. #3a52eb
  5. #7f8ff2

Shades

#142cc4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #142cc4
  2. #1228b0
  3. #10239d
  4. #0e1f89
  5. #0c1a76
  6. #0a1662
  7. #08124e
  8. #060d3b
  9. #040927
  10. #020414
  11. #000000

Tints

#142cc4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #142cc4
  2. #2c41ca
  3. #4356d0
  4. #5b6bd6
  5. #7280dc
  6. #8a96e2
  7. #a1abe7
  8. #b9c0ed
  9. #d0d5f3
  10. #e8eaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#142cc4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #142cc4
  2. #1f34bd
  3. #2a3db6
  4. #3445b0
  5. #3f4ea9
  6. #4a56a2
  7. #555e9b
  8. #606794
  9. #6a6f8e
  10. #757887
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #373c8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ec8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003cc1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005b77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0042c7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004c9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-142cc4 {
  color: #142cc4;
}
Background
.bg-142cc4 {
  background-color: #142cc4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-142cc4 {
  border: 2px solid #142cc4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #142cc4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 44 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 81% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-142cc4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #142cc4, #5414c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-142cc4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 44 196 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.46 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.81 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.61 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.24 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.84 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.86 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.22 #ebd33b Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#142cc4  rgb(20, 44, 196)  hsl(232, 81%, 42%)  Persian Blue
#c4ac14  rgb(196, 172, 20)  hsl(52, 81%, 42%)  Old Gold
#c4142c  rgb(196, 20, 44)  hsl(352, 81%, 42%)  Cardinal
#2cc414  rgb(44, 196, 20)  hsl(112, 81%, 42%)  Lime Green