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#1A42EA

#1a42ea ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#1a42ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.2% red, 25.88% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.89% cyan, 71.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 228.46°, with 83.2% saturation and 50.98% 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 6.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 6.34.

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Relative luminance0.1006

Complementary

  1. #1a42ea
  2. #eac21a

Split complementary

  1. #1a42ea
  2. #ea5a1a
  3. #aaea1a

Analogous

  1. #1aaaea
  2. #1a42ea
  3. #5a1aea

Triadic

  1. #1a42ea
  2. #ea1a42
  3. #42ea1a

Tetradic

  1. #1a42ea
  2. #c21aea
  3. #eac21a
  4. #42ea1a

Square

  1. #1a42ea
  2. #ea1aaa
  3. #eac21a
  4. #1aea5a

Monochromatic

  1. #091a62
  2. #0f2da8
  3. #1a42ea
  4. #607cf0
  5. #a6b6f7

Shades

#1a42ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1a42ea
  2. #173bd3
  3. #1535bb
  4. #122ea4
  5. #10288c
  6. #0d2175
  7. #0a1a5e
  8. #081446
  9. #050d2f
  10. #030717
  11. #000000

Tints

#1a42ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1a42ea
  2. #3155ec
  3. #4868ee
  4. #5f7bf0
  5. #768ef2
  6. #8da1f5
  7. #a3b3f7
  8. #bac6f9
  9. #d1d9fb
  10. #e8ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1a42ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1a42ea
  2. #2448df
  3. #2e4ed5
  4. #3955ca
  5. #435bc0
  6. #4d61b5
  7. #5767aa
  8. #616da0
  9. #6c7495
  10. #767a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4851a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004fe7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007392 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0058ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004ae8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0063bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1a42ea {
  color: #1a42ea;
}
Background
.bg-1a42ea {
  background-color: #1a42ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1a42ea {
  border: 2px solid #1a42ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1a42ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 26 66 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 83% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1a42ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1a42ea, #5a1aea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1a42ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(26 66 234 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.34 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.54 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.74 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.35 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.71 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.39 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.47 #e5bd15 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Iris
#1a42ea  rgb(26, 66, 234)  hsl(228, 83%, 51%)  Iris
#eac21a  rgb(234, 194, 26)  hsl(48, 83%, 51%)  Jonquil
#ea1a42  rgb(234, 26, 66)  hsl(348, 83%, 51%)  Amaranth
#42ea1a  rgb(66, 234, 26)  hsl(108, 83%, 51%)  Neon Green