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#002EB3

#002eb3 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#002eb3 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 18.04% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 74.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 224.58°, 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 10.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 2.5.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0521

Complementary

  1. #002eb3
  2. #b38500

Split complementary

  1. #002eb3
  2. #b32b00
  3. #88b300

Analogous

  1. #0088b3
  2. #002eb3
  3. #2b00b3

Triadic

  1. #002eb3
  2. #b3002e
  3. #2eb300

Tetradic

  1. #002eb3
  2. #8500b3
  3. #b38500
  4. #2eb300

Square

  1. #002eb3
  2. #b30088
  3. #b38500
  4. #00b32b

Monochromatic

  1. #00071a
  2. #001a67
  3. #002eb3
  4. #0142ff
  5. #4d7bff

Shades

#002eb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #002eb3
  2. #0029a1
  3. #00258f
  4. #00207d
  5. #001c6b
  6. #00175a
  7. #001248
  8. #000e36
  9. #000924
  10. #000512
  11. #000000

Tints

#002eb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #002eb3
  2. #1a43bb
  3. #3358c2
  4. #4d6dca
  5. #6682d1
  6. #8097d9
  7. #99abe1
  8. #b3c0e8
  9. #ccd5f0
  10. #e6eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#002eb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #002eb3
  2. #0d36ae
  3. #1a3ea9
  4. #2647a4
  5. #334f9f
  6. #40579a
  7. #4d5f94
  8. #5a678f
  9. #66708a
  10. #737885
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #313a7f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049b7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0038b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00566e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0040b5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00498f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-002eb3 {
  color: #002eb3;
}
Background
.bg-002eb3 {
  background-color: #002eb3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-002eb3 {
  border: 2px solid #002eb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #002eb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 46 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 100% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-002eb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #002eb3, #2b00b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-002eb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 46 179 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.50 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.17 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.32 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.81 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.73 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.98 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.79 #ffd14c Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#002eb3  rgb(0, 46, 179)  hsl(225, 100%, 35%)  Egyptian Blue
#b38500  rgb(179, 133, 0)  hsl(45, 100%, 35%)  Dark Goldenrod
#b3002e  rgb(179, 0, 46)  hsl(345, 100%, 35%)  Vivid Burgundy
#2eb300  rgb(46, 179, 0)  hsl(105, 100%, 35%)  Kelly Green