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#002BB5

#002bb5 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#002bb5 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 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 76.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 225.75°, with 100% saturation and 35.49% 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 10.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 3.28.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0506

Complementary

  1. #002bb5
  2. #b58a00

Split complementary

  1. #002bb5
  2. #b53000
  3. #85b500

Analogous

  1. #0085b5
  2. #002bb5
  3. #3000b5

Triadic

  1. #002bb5
  2. #b5002b
  3. #2bb500

Tetradic

  1. #002bb5
  2. #8a00b5
  3. #b58a00
  4. #2bb500

Square

  1. #002bb5
  2. #b50085
  3. #b58a00
  4. #00b530

Monochromatic

  1. #00071c
  2. #001968
  3. #002bb5
  4. #023eff
  5. #4f79ff

Shades

#002bb5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #002bb5
  2. #0027a3
  3. #002291
  4. #001e7f
  5. #001a6d
  6. #00165b
  7. #001148
  8. #000d36
  9. #000924
  10. #000412
  11. #000000

Tints

#002bb5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #002bb5
  2. #1a40bc
  3. #3355c4
  4. #4d6bcb
  5. #6680d3
  6. #8095da
  7. #99aae1
  8. #b3bfe9
  9. #ccd5f0
  10. #e6eaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#002bb5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #002bb5
  2. #0d34b0
  3. #1a3caa
  4. #2645a5
  5. #334da0
  6. #40569b
  7. #4d5e95
  8. #5a6790
  9. #666f8b
  10. #737885
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #313880 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048b9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0037b3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00556e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003eb7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033b4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004890 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-002bb5 {
  color: #002bb5;
}
Background
.bg-002bb5 {
  background-color: #002bb5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-002bb5 {
  border: 2px solid #002bb5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #002bb5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 43 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 100% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-002bb5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #002bb5, #3000b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-002bb5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 43 181 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.28 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.75 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.71 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.99 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.05 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.16 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.10 #ffd44a Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#002bb5  rgb(0, 43, 181)  hsl(226, 100%, 35%)  Egyptian Blue
#b58a00  rgb(181, 138, 0)  hsl(46, 100%, 35%)  Dark Goldenrod
#b5002b  rgb(181, 0, 43)  hsl(346, 100%, 35%)  Brown
#2bb500  rgb(43, 181, 0)  hsl(106, 100%, 35%)  Kelly Green