#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.