Information about #042AEC color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #042AEC reads as a intensely saturated classic blue and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Vivid Phthalo Blue (#001DE7). Slightly further away sit Vivid Sapphire Blue (#003AE7) and Zebo's Blue (#0019E9).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(4, 42, 236)), which gives #042AEC its character. On this background, white text reaches a 8.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.5:1. #042AEC has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#042AEC color variations
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#042AEC color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#042AEC color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#042AEC color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#042AEC color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#042AEC color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #042AEC color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #042AEC
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#001DE7
#003AE7
#0019E9
#0339F8
#021BF9
#0020FF
#152EFF
#1C1CF0
#0040FF
#2233FB
#0F0FFF
#124AEC
#042AEC color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#042AEC
- RGB4, 42, 236
- CMYK91, 76, 0, 7
- CSSrgb(4, 42, 236)
- HSL230°, 97%, 47%
- HSL Precise230.172°, 96.667%, 47.059%
- HSV230°, 98%, 93%
- HSB230°, 98%, 93%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.016
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.165
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.925
- GLSLvec3(0.016, 0.165, 0.925)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.016, 0.165, 0.925, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.016, 0.165, 0.925)
- Percentage of Red in RGB1.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB16.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB92.5%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID042AEC
- DECIMAL ID273132
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
