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#002BAD

#002bad ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#002bad is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 16.86% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 75.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 225.09°, with 100% saturation and 33.92% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 2.72.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0474

Complementary

  1. #002bad
  2. #ad8200

Split complementary

  1. #002bad
  2. #ad2c00
  3. #81ad00

Analogous

  1. #0081ad
  2. #002bad
  3. #2c00ad

Triadic

  1. #002bad
  2. #ad002b
  3. #2bad00

Tetradic

  1. #002bad
  2. #8200ad
  3. #ad8200
  4. #2bad00

Square

  1. #002bad
  2. #ad0081
  3. #ad8200
  4. #00ad2c

Monochromatic

  1. #000514
  2. #001860
  3. #002bad
  4. #003ef9
  5. #4775ff

Shades

#002bad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #002bad
  2. #00279c
  3. #00228a
  4. #001e79
  5. #001a68
  6. #001657
  7. #001145
  8. #000d34
  9. #000923
  10. #000411
  11. #000000

Tints

#002bad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #002bad
  2. #1a40b5
  3. #3355bd
  4. #4d6bc6
  5. #6680ce
  6. #8095d6
  7. #99aade
  8. #b3bfe6
  9. #ccd5ef
  10. #e6eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#002bad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #002bad
  2. #0d34a9
  3. #1a3ca4
  4. #2645a0
  5. #334d9b
  6. #405697
  7. #4d5e92
  8. #5a678e
  9. #666f89
  10. #737885
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f377a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0046b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0035ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00526a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003daf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0031ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00458a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-002bad {
  color: #002bad;
}
Background
.bg-002bad {
  background-color: #002bad;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-002bad {
  border: 2px solid #002bad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #002bad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 43 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 100% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-002bad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #002bad, #2c00ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-002bad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 43 173 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.72 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.75 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.13 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.17 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.88 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.80 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.74 #ffd452 Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#002bad  rgb(0, 43, 173)  hsl(225, 100%, 34%)  Egyptian Blue
#ad8200  rgb(173, 130, 0)  hsl(45, 100%, 34%)  Dark Goldenrod
#ad002b  rgb(173, 0, 43)  hsl(345, 100%, 34%)  Vivid Burgundy
#2bad00  rgb(43, 173, 0)  hsl(105, 100%, 34%)  Kelly Green