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#142EA8

#142ea8 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#142ea8 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 18.04% green and 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.1% cyan, 72.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 229.46°, with 78.72% saturation and 36.86% 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 10.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 1.9.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0493

Complementary

  1. #142ea8
  2. #a88e14

Split complementary

  1. #142ea8
  2. #a84414
  3. #78a814

Analogous

  1. #1478a8
  2. #142ea8
  3. #4414a8

Triadic

  1. #142ea8
  2. #a8142e
  3. #2ea814

Tetradic

  1. #142ea8
  2. #8e14a8
  3. #a88e14
  4. #2ea814

Square

  1. #142ea8
  2. #a81478
  3. #a88e14
  4. #14a844

Monochromatic

  1. #04091f
  2. #0c1b64
  3. #142ea8
  4. #2446e5
  5. #687fed

Shades

#142ea8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #142ea8
  2. #122997
  3. #102586
  4. #0e2076
  5. #0c1c65
  6. #0a1754
  7. #081243
  8. #060e32
  9. #040922
  10. #020511
  11. #000000

Tints

#142ea8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #142ea8
  2. #2c43b1
  3. #4358b9
  4. #5b6dc2
  5. #7282cb
  6. #8a97d4
  7. #a1abdc
  8. #b9c0e5
  9. #d0d5ee
  10. #e8eaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#142ea8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #142ea8
  2. #1f36a4
  3. #2a3ea0
  4. #34479c
  5. #3f4f98
  6. #4a5794
  7. #555f90
  8. #60678c
  9. #6a7088
  10. #757884
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #323978 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0046ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0038a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005168 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003eaa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034a7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004686 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-142ea8 {
  color: #142ea8;
}
Background
.bg-142ea8 {
  background-color: #142ea8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-142ea8 {
  border: 2px solid #142ea8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #142ea8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 46 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 79% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-142ea8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #142ea8, #4414a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-142ea8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 46 168 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 1.90 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.41 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.80 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.84 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.59 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.67 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.83 #ebd157 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#142ea8  rgb(20, 46, 168)  hsl(229, 79%, 37%)  Egyptian Blue
#a88e14  rgb(168, 142, 20)  hsl(49, 79%, 37%)  Dark Goldenrod
#a8142e  rgb(168, 20, 46)  hsl(349, 79%, 37%)  Vivid Burgundy
#2ea814  rgb(46, 168, 20)  hsl(109, 79%, 37%)  Kelly Green