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#002FAE

#002fae ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#002fae is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 18.43% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 72.99% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 223.79°, with 100% saturation and 34.12% 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 10.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 1.83.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0509

Complementary

  1. #002fae
  2. #ae7f00

Split complementary

  1. #002fae
  2. #ae2800
  3. #86ae00

Analogous

  1. #0086ae
  2. #002fae
  3. #2800ae

Triadic

  1. #002fae
  2. #ae002f
  3. #2fae00

Tetradic

  1. #002fae
  2. #7f00ae
  3. #ae7f00
  4. #2fae00

Square

  1. #002fae
  2. #ae0086
  3. #ae7f00
  4. #00ae28

Monochromatic

  1. #000615
  2. #001a62
  3. #002fae
  4. #0044fb
  5. #4879ff

Shades

#002fae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #002fae
  2. #002a9d
  3. #00268b
  4. #00217a
  5. #001c68
  6. #001857
  7. #001346
  8. #000e34
  9. #000923
  10. #000511
  11. #000000

Tints

#002fae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #002fae
  2. #1a44b6
  3. #3359be
  4. #4d6dc6
  5. #6682ce
  6. #8097d7
  7. #99acdf
  8. #b3c1e7
  9. #ccd5ef
  10. #e6eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#002fae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #002fae
  2. #0d37a9
  3. #1a3fa5
  4. #2647a0
  5. #334f9c
  6. #405897
  7. #4d6092
  8. #5a688e
  9. #667089
  10. #737885
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #313a7c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0038ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00546b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fb0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00488b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-002fae {
  color: #002fae;
}
Background
.bg-002fae {
  background-color: #002fae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-002fae {
  border: 2px solid #002fae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #002fae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 47 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 100% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-002fae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #002fae, #2800ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-002fae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 47 174 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 1.83 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.30 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.56 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.44 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.95 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.61 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.82 #ffd051 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#002fae  rgb(0, 47, 174)  hsl(224, 100%, 34%)  Egyptian Blue
#ae7f00  rgb(174, 127, 0)  hsl(44, 100%, 34%)  Dark Goldenrod
#ae002f  rgb(174, 0, 47)  hsl(344, 100%, 34%)  Vivid Burgundy
#2fae00  rgb(47, 174, 0)  hsl(104, 100%, 34%)  Kelly Green