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#002CB2

#002cb2 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#002cb2 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 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 75.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 225.17°, with 100% saturation and 34.9% 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 10.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 2.83.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0502

Complementary

  1. #002cb2
  2. #b28600

Split complementary

  1. #002cb2
  2. #b22d00
  3. #85b200

Analogous

  1. #0085b2
  2. #002cb2
  3. #2d00b2

Triadic

  1. #002cb2
  2. #b2002c
  3. #2cb200

Tetradic

  1. #002cb2
  2. #8600b2
  3. #b28600
  4. #2cb200

Square

  1. #002cb2
  2. #b20085
  3. #b28600
  4. #00b22d

Monochromatic

  1. #000619
  2. #001965
  3. #002cb2
  4. #003ffe
  5. #4c78ff

Shades

#002cb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #002cb2
  2. #0028a0
  3. #00238e
  4. #001f7d
  5. #001a6b
  6. #001659
  7. #001247
  8. #000d35
  9. #000924
  10. #000412
  11. #000000

Tints

#002cb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #002cb2
  2. #1a41ba
  3. #3356c1
  4. #4d6bc9
  5. #6680d1
  6. #8096d9
  7. #99abe0
  8. #b3c0e8
  9. #ccd5f0
  10. #e6eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#002cb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #002cb2
  2. #0d34ad
  3. #1a3da8
  4. #2645a3
  5. #334e9e
  6. #405699
  7. #4d5e94
  8. #5a678f
  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 #30387e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048b6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0037b0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00546d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003eb4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033b1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00478e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-002cb2 {
  color: #002cb2;
}
Background
.bg-002cb2 {
  background-color: #002cb2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-002cb2 {
  border: 2px solid #002cb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #002cb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 44 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 100% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-002cb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #002cb2, #2d00b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-002cb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 44 178 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.83 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.66 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.45 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.50 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.20 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.60 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.09 #ffd34d Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#002cb2  rgb(0, 44, 178)  hsl(225, 100%, 35%)  Egyptian Blue
#b28600  rgb(178, 134, 0)  hsl(45, 100%, 35%)  Dark Goldenrod
#b2002c  rgb(178, 0, 44)  hsl(345, 100%, 35%)  Vivid Burgundy
#2cb200  rgb(44, 178, 0)  hsl(105, 100%, 35%)  Kelly Green