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#002BB6

#002bb6 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#002bb6 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 71.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 76.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 225.82°, with 100% saturation and 35.69% 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 10.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 3.36.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0511

Complementary

  1. #002bb6
  2. #b68b00

Split complementary

  1. #002bb6
  2. #b63000
  3. #86b600

Analogous

  1. #0086b6
  2. #002bb6
  3. #3000b6

Triadic

  1. #002bb6
  2. #b6002b
  3. #2bb600

Tetradic

  1. #002bb6
  2. #8b00b6
  3. #b68b00
  4. #2bb600

Square

  1. #002bb6
  2. #b60086
  3. #b68b00
  4. #00b630

Monochromatic

  1. #00071d
  2. #00196a
  3. #002bb6
  4. #043fff
  5. #5079ff

Shades

#002bb6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #002bb6
  2. #0027a4
  3. #002292
  4. #001e7f
  5. #001a6d
  6. #00165b
  7. #001149
  8. #000d37
  9. #000924
  10. #000412
  11. #000000

Tints

#002bb6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #002bb6
  2. #1a40bd
  3. #3355c5
  4. #4d6bcc
  5. #6680d3
  6. #8095db
  7. #99aae2
  8. #b3bfe9
  9. #ccd5f0
  10. #e6eaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#002bb6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #002bb6
  2. #0d34b1
  3. #1a3cab
  4. #2645a6
  5. #334da0
  6. #40569b
  7. #4d5e96
  8. #5a6790
  9. #666f8b
  10. #737885
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #313981 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048ba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0037b4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00556f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003eb8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033b5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004891 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-002bb6 {
  color: #002bb6;
}
Background
.bg-002bb6 {
  background-color: #002bb6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-002bb6 {
  border: 2px solid #002bb6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #002bb6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 43 182;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 100% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-002bb6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #002bb6, #3000b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-002bb6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 43 182 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.36 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.71 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.84 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.09 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.10 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.09 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.06 #ffd449 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#002bb6  rgb(0, 43, 182)  hsl(226, 100%, 36%)  Egyptian Blue
#b68b00  rgb(182, 139, 0)  hsl(46, 100%, 36%)  Dark Goldenrod
#b6002b  rgb(182, 0, 43)  hsl(346, 100%, 36%)  Cardinal
#2bb600  rgb(43, 182, 0)  hsl(106, 100%, 36%)  Kelly Green