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#002CAB

#002cab ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#002cab is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 17.25% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 74.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 224.56°, with 100% saturation and 33.53% 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 10.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 2.37.

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. #002cab
  2. #ab7f00

Split complementary

  1. #002cab
  2. #ab2900
  3. #82ab00

Analogous

  1. #0082ab
  2. #002cab
  3. #2900ab

Triadic

  1. #002cab
  2. #ab002c
  3. #2cab00

Tetradic

  1. #002cab
  2. #7f00ab
  3. #ab7f00
  4. #2cab00

Square

  1. #002cab
  2. #ab0082
  3. #ab7f00
  4. #00ab29

Monochromatic

  1. #000514
  2. #00185f
  3. #002cab
  4. #0040f8
  5. #4575ff

Shades

#002cab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #002cab
  2. #00289a
  3. #002389
  4. #001f78
  5. #001a67
  6. #001656
  7. #001244
  8. #000d33
  9. #000922
  10. #000411
  11. #000000

Tints

#002cab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #002cab
  2. #1a41b3
  3. #3356bc
  4. #4d6bc4
  5. #6680cd
  6. #8096d5
  7. #99abdd
  8. #b3c0e6
  9. #ccd5ee
  10. #e6eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#002cab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #002cab
  2. #0d34a7
  3. #1a3da2
  4. #26459e
  5. #334e9a
  6. #405696
  7. #4d5e91
  8. #5a678d
  9. #666f89
  10. #737884
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f3779 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0045af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0036a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005269 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003dad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004588 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-002cab {
  color: #002cab;
}
Background
.bg-002cab {
  background-color: #002cab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-002cab {
  border: 2px solid #002cab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #002cab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 44 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 100% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-002cab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #002cab, #2900ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-002cab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 44 171 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.37 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.66 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.72 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.11 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.15 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.20 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.82 #ffd354 Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#002cab  rgb(0, 44, 171)  hsl(225, 100%, 34%)  Egyptian Blue
#ab7f00  rgb(171, 127, 0)  hsl(45, 100%, 34%)  Dark Goldenrod
#ab002c  rgb(171, 0, 44)  hsl(345, 100%, 34%)  Vivid Burgundy
#2cab00  rgb(44, 171, 0)  hsl(105, 100%, 34%)  Kelly Green