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#002CB3

#002cb3 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#002cb3 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 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 75.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 225.25°, with 100% saturation and 35.1% 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 10.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 2.91.

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. #002cb3
  2. #b38700

Split complementary

  1. #002cb3
  2. #b32d00
  3. #86b300

Analogous

  1. #0086b3
  2. #002cb3
  3. #2d00b3

Triadic

  1. #002cb3
  2. #b3002c
  3. #2cb300

Tetradic

  1. #002cb3
  2. #8700b3
  3. #b38700
  4. #2cb300

Square

  1. #002cb3
  2. #b30086
  3. #b38700
  4. #00b32d

Monochromatic

  1. #00061a
  2. #001967
  3. #002cb3
  4. #013fff
  5. #4d79ff

Shades

#002cb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #002cb3
  2. #0028a1
  3. #00238f
  4. #001f7d
  5. #001a6b
  6. #00165a
  7. #001248
  8. #000d36
  9. #000924
  10. #000412
  11. #000000

Tints

#002cb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #002cb3
  2. #1a41bb
  3. #3356c2
  4. #4d6bca
  5. #6680d1
  6. #8096d9
  7. #99abe1
  8. #b3c0e8
  9. #ccd5f0
  10. #e6eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#002cb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #002cb3
  2. #0d34ae
  3. #1a3da9
  4. #2645a4
  5. #334e9f
  6. #40569a
  7. #4d5e94
  8. #5a678f
  9. #666f8a
  10. #737885
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #31397f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048b7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0037b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00556d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003eb5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00488f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-002cb3 {
  color: #002cb3;
}
Background
.bg-002cb3 {
  background-color: #002cb3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-002cb3 {
  border: 2px solid #002cb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #002cb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 44 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 100% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-002cb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #002cb3, #2d00b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-002cb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 44 179 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.91 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.61 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.57 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.61 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.23 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.52 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.04 #ffd34c Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#002cb3  rgb(0, 44, 179)  hsl(225, 100%, 35%)  Egyptian Blue
#b38700  rgb(179, 135, 0)  hsl(45, 100%, 35%)  Dark Goldenrod
#b3002c  rgb(179, 0, 44)  hsl(345, 100%, 35%)  Brown
#2cb300  rgb(44, 179, 0)  hsl(105, 100%, 35%)  Kelly Green