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#142CEE

#142cee ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#142cee is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 17.25% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.6% cyan, 81.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 233.39°, with 86.51% saturation and 50.59% 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 8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.93.

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Relative luminance0.0812

Complementary

  1. #142cee
  2. #eed614

Split complementary

  1. #142cee
  2. #ee6914
  3. #99ee14

Analogous

  1. #1499ee
  2. #142cee
  3. #6914ee

Triadic

  1. #142cee
  2. #ee142c
  3. #2cee14

Tetradic

  1. #142cee
  2. #d614ee
  3. #eed614
  4. #2cee14

Square

  1. #142cee
  2. #ee1499
  3. #eed614
  4. #14ee69

Monochromatic

  1. #071162
  2. #0c1ea9
  3. #142cee
  4. #5b6cf3
  5. #a3acf8

Shades

#142cee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #142cee
  2. #1228d6
  3. #1023be
  4. #0e1fa7
  5. #0c1a8f
  6. #0a1677
  7. #08125f
  8. #060d47
  9. #040930
  10. #020418
  11. #000000

Tints

#142cee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #142cee
  2. #2c41f0
  3. #4356f1
  4. #5b6bf3
  5. #7280f5
  6. #8a96f7
  7. #a1abf8
  8. #b9c0fa
  9. #d0d5fc
  10. #e8eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#142cee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #142cee
  2. #1f34e3
  3. #2a3dd8
  4. #3445cd
  5. #3f4ec2
  6. #4a56b7
  7. #555eac
  8. #6067a1
  9. #6a6f96
  10. #75788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4045a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bf3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006c90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004df1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003cec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0059bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-142cee {
  color: #142cee;
}
Background
.bg-142cee {
  background-color: #142cee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-142cee {
  border: 2px solid #142cee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #142cee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 44 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 87% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-142cee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #142cee, #6914ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-142cee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 44 238 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.93 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.37 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.64 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.69 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.66 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.69 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.34 #ebd311 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Blue
#142cee  rgb(20, 44, 238)  hsl(233, 87%, 51%)  Blue
#eed614  rgb(238, 214, 20)  hsl(53, 87%, 51%)  Citrine
#ee142c  rgb(238, 20, 44)  hsl(353, 87%, 51%)  Cadmium Red
#2cee14  rgb(44, 238, 20)  hsl(113, 87%, 51%)  Lime