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#002CB0

#002cb0 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#002cb0 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 69.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 75% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 225°, with 100% saturation and 34.51% 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 10.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 2.67.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0494

Complementary

  1. #002cb0
  2. #b08400

Split complementary

  1. #002cb0
  2. #b02c00
  3. #84b000

Analogous

  1. #0084b0
  2. #002cb0
  3. #2c00b0

Triadic

  1. #002cb0
  2. #b0002c
  3. #2cb000

Tetradic

  1. #002cb0
  2. #8400b0
  3. #b08400
  4. #2cb000

Square

  1. #002cb0
  2. #b00084
  3. #b08400
  4. #00b02c

Monochromatic

  1. #000617
  2. #001964
  3. #002cb0
  4. #003ffd
  5. #4a77ff

Shades

#002cb0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #002cb0
  2. #00289e
  3. #00238d
  4. #001f7b
  5. #001a6a
  6. #001658
  7. #001246
  8. #000d35
  9. #000923
  10. #000412
  11. #000000

Tints

#002cb0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #002cb0
  2. #1a41b8
  3. #3356c0
  4. #4d6bc8
  5. #6680d0
  6. #8096d8
  7. #99abdf
  8. #b3c0e7
  9. #ccd5ef
  10. #e6eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#002cb0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #002cb0
  2. #0d34ab
  3. #1a3da6
  4. #2645a2
  5. #334e9d
  6. #405698
  7. #4d5e93
  8. #5a678e
  9. #666f8a
  10. #737885
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #30387c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0047b4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0036ae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00536c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003eb2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033af ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00478c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-002cb0 {
  color: #002cb0;
}
Background
.bg-002cb0 {
  background-color: #002cb0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-002cb0 {
  border: 2px solid #002cb0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #002cb0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 44 176;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 100% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-002cb0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #002cb0, #2c00b0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-002cb0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 44 176 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.67 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.77 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.22 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.27 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.17 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.76 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.17 #ffd34f Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#002cb0  rgb(0, 44, 176)  hsl(225, 100%, 35%)  Egyptian Blue
#b08400  rgb(176, 132, 0)  hsl(45, 100%, 35%)  Dark Goldenrod
#b0002c  rgb(176, 0, 44)  hsl(345, 100%, 35%)  Vivid Burgundy
#2cb000  rgb(44, 176, 0)  hsl(105, 100%, 35%)  Kelly Green