#0042BD

A dark, vivid blue closely aligning with Royalblue.

About #0042BD

Visually, #0042BD is defined as a vivid blue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Royalblue. Its digital footprint relies on 0 parts red, 66 parts green, and 189 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 100% cyan, 65% magenta, 0% yellow, and 26% black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#0042BD
RGB0, 66, 189
HSL219.0°, 100.0%, 37.1%
CMYK100%, 65%, 0%, 26%
HSV219.0°, 100.0%, 74.1%
LAB33.1, 33.1, -68.7
XYZ11.1, 7.6, 49.0
Decimal17085

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

8.35:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.51:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
7.98:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.14:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #0042BD; }
.text-color { color: #0042BD; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #0042BD; }

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