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#1F42E2

#1f42e2 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#1f42e2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.16% red, 25.88% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.28% cyan, 70.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 229.23°, with 77.08% saturation and 50.39% 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 7.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 5.67.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0968

Complementary

  1. #1f42e2
  2. #e2bf1f

Split complementary

  1. #1f42e2
  2. #e25d1f
  3. #a4e21f

Analogous

  1. #1fa4e2
  2. #1f42e2
  3. #5d1fe2

Triadic

  1. #1f42e2
  2. #e21f42
  3. #42e21f

Tetradic

  1. #1f42e2
  2. #bf1fe2
  3. #e2bf1f
  4. #42e21f

Square

  1. #1f42e2
  2. #e21fa4
  3. #e2bf1f
  4. #1fe25d

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1a5c
  2. #152ea0
  3. #1f42e2
  4. #637beb
  5. #a6b4f4

Shades

#1f42e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1f42e2
  2. #1c3bcb
  3. #1935b5
  4. #162e9e
  5. #132888
  6. #102171
  7. #0c1a5a
  8. #091444
  9. #060d2d
  10. #030717
  11. #000000

Tints

#1f42e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1f42e2
  2. #3555e5
  3. #4c68e8
  4. #627beb
  5. #798eee
  6. #8fa1f1
  7. #a5b3f3
  8. #bcc6f6
  9. #d2d9f9
  10. #e9ecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1f42e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1f42e2
  2. #2948d8
  3. #324ece
  4. #3c55c5
  5. #465bbb
  6. #5061b1
  7. #5967a7
  8. #636d9d
  9. #6d7494
  10. #767a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4750a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004edf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00708e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0056e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004ae0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0061b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1f42e2 {
  color: #1f42e2;
}
Background
.bg-1f42e2 {
  background-color: #1f42e2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1f42e2 {
  border: 2px solid #1f42e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1f42e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 31 66 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 77% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1f42e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1f42e2, #5d1fe2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1f42e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(31 66 226 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.67 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.18 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.65 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.87 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.02 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.20 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.53 #e0bd1d Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#1f42e2  rgb(31, 66, 226)  hsl(229, 77%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#e2bf1f  rgb(226, 191, 31)  hsl(49, 77%, 50%)  Jonquil
#e21f42  rgb(226, 31, 66)  hsl(349, 77%, 50%)  Crimson
#42e21f  rgb(66, 226, 31)  hsl(109, 77%, 50%)  Lime Green