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#002BB4

#002bb4 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#002bb4 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 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 76.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 225.67°, with 100% saturation and 35.29% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 3.2.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0502

Complementary

  1. #002bb4
  2. #b48900

Split complementary

  1. #002bb4
  2. #b42f00
  3. #85b400

Analogous

  1. #0085b4
  2. #002bb4
  3. #2f00b4

Triadic

  1. #002bb4
  2. #b4002b
  3. #2bb400

Tetradic

  1. #002bb4
  2. #8900b4
  3. #b48900
  4. #2bb400

Square

  1. #002bb4
  2. #b40085
  3. #b48900
  4. #00b42f

Monochromatic

  1. #00061b
  2. #001967
  3. #002bb4
  4. #013eff
  5. #4e78ff

Shades

#002bb4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #002bb4
  2. #0027a2
  3. #002290
  4. #001e7e
  5. #001a6c
  6. #00165a
  7. #001148
  8. #000d36
  9. #000924
  10. #000412
  11. #000000

Tints

#002bb4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #002bb4
  2. #1a40bc
  3. #3355c3
  4. #4d6bcb
  5. #6680d2
  6. #8095da
  7. #99aae1
  8. #b3bfe9
  9. #ccd5f0
  10. #e6eaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#002bb4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #002bb4
  2. #0d34af
  3. #1a3caa
  4. #2645a4
  5. #334d9f
  6. #40569a
  7. #4d5e95
  8. #5a6790
  9. #666f8a
  10. #737885
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #31387f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048b8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0037b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00556e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003eb6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032b3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00478f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-002bb4 {
  color: #002bb4;
}
Background
.bg-002bb4 {
  background-color: #002bb4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-002bb4 {
  border: 2px solid #002bb4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #002bb4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 43 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 100% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-002bb4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #002bb4, #2f00b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-002bb4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 43 180 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.20 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.79 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.59 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.88 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.01 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.23 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.13 #ffd44b Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#002bb4  rgb(0, 43, 180)  hsl(226, 100%, 35%)  Egyptian Blue
#b48900  rgb(180, 137, 0)  hsl(46, 100%, 35%)  Dark Goldenrod
#b4002b  rgb(180, 0, 43)  hsl(346, 100%, 35%)  Brown
#2bb400  rgb(43, 180, 0)  hsl(106, 100%, 35%)  Kelly Green