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#142FB3

#142fb3 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#142fb3 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 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.83% cyan, 73.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 229.81°, with 79.9% saturation and 39.02% 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 10.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 2.56.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0544

Complementary

  1. #142fb3
  2. #b39814

Split complementary

  1. #142fb3
  2. #b34814
  3. #7fb314

Analogous

  1. #147fb3
  2. #142fb3
  3. #4814b3

Triadic

  1. #142fb3
  2. #b3142f
  3. #2fb314

Tetradic

  1. #142fb3
  2. #9814b3
  3. #b39814
  4. #2fb314

Square

  1. #142fb3
  2. #b3147f
  3. #b39814
  4. #14b348

Monochromatic

  1. #050b29
  2. #0c1d6e
  3. #142fb3
  4. #2c4ce7
  5. #7186ef

Shades

#142fb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #142fb3
  2. #122aa1
  3. #10268f
  4. #0e217d
  5. #0c1c6b
  6. #0a185a
  7. #081348
  8. #060e36
  9. #040924
  10. #020512
  11. #000000

Tints

#142fb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #142fb3
  2. #2c44bb
  3. #4359c2
  4. #5b6dca
  5. #7282d1
  6. #8a97d9
  7. #a1ace1
  8. #b9c1e8
  9. #d0d5f0
  10. #e8eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#142fb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #142fb3
  2. #1f37ae
  3. #2a3fa9
  4. #3447a4
  5. #3f4f9f
  6. #4a589a
  7. #556094
  8. #60688f
  9. #6a708a
  10. #757885
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #353b7f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ab7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ab1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00566e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041b5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00498f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-142fb3 {
  color: #142fb3;
}
Background
.bg-142fb3 {
  background-color: #142fb3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-142fb3 {
  border: 2px solid #142fb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #142fb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 47 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 80% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-142fb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #142fb3, #4814b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-142fb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 47 179 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.56 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.84 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.54 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.09 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.92 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.00 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.18 #ebd04c Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#142fb3  rgb(20, 47, 179)  hsl(230, 80%, 39%)  Egyptian Blue
#b39814  rgb(179, 152, 20)  hsl(50, 80%, 39%)  Brass
#b3142f  rgb(179, 20, 47)  hsl(350, 80%, 39%)  Cardinal
#2fb314  rgb(47, 179, 20)  hsl(110, 80%, 39%)  Kelly Green