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#142FA9

#142fa9 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#142fa9 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 18.43% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.17% cyan, 72.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 229.13°, with 78.84% saturation and 37.06% 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 10.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 1.68.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0505

Complementary

  1. #142fa9
  2. #a98e14

Split complementary

  1. #142fa9
  2. #a94414
  3. #79a914

Analogous

  1. #1479a9
  2. #142fa9
  3. #4414a9

Triadic

  1. #142fa9
  2. #a9142f
  3. #2fa914

Tetradic

  1. #142fa9
  2. #8e14a9
  3. #a98e14
  4. #2fa914

Square

  1. #142fa9
  2. #a91479
  3. #a98e14
  4. #14a944

Monochromatic

  1. #040920
  2. #0c1c65
  3. #142fa9
  4. #2447e5
  5. #6981ed

Shades

#142fa9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #142fa9
  2. #122a98
  3. #102687
  4. #0e2176
  5. #0c1c65
  6. #0a1855
  7. #081344
  8. #060e33
  9. #040922
  10. #020511
  11. #000000

Tints

#142fa9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #142fa9
  2. #2c44b2
  3. #4359ba
  4. #5b6dc3
  5. #7282cb
  6. #8a97d4
  7. #a1acdd
  8. #b9c1e5
  9. #d0d5ee
  10. #e8eaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#142fa9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #142fa9
  2. #1f37a5
  3. #2a3fa1
  4. #34479d
  5. #3f4f99
  6. #4a5895
  7. #556090
  8. #60688c
  9. #6a7088
  10. #757884
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #333a78 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0047ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0038a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005269 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003eab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004687 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-142fa9 {
  color: #142fa9;
}
Background
.bg-142fa9 {
  background-color: #142fa9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-142fa9 {
  border: 2px solid #142fa9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #142fa9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 47 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 79% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-142fa9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #142fa9, #4414a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-142fa9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 47 169 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 1.68 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.35 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.56 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.07 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.85 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.65 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.80 #ebd056 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#142fa9  rgb(20, 47, 169)  hsl(229, 79%, 37%)  Egyptian Blue
#a98e14  rgb(169, 142, 20)  hsl(49, 79%, 37%)  Dark Goldenrod
#a9142f  rgb(169, 20, 47)  hsl(349, 79%, 37%)  Vivid Burgundy
#2fa914  rgb(47, 169, 20)  hsl(109, 79%, 37%)  Kelly Green