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#012EB5

#012eb5 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#012eb5 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.39% red, 18.04% green and 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 99.45% cyan, 74.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 225°, with 98.9% saturation and 35.69% 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 10.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 2.71.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.053

Complementary

  1. #012eb5
  2. #b58801

Split complementary

  1. #012eb5
  2. #b52e01
  3. #88b501

Analogous

  1. #0188b5
  2. #012eb5
  3. #2e01b5

Triadic

  1. #012eb5
  2. #b5012e
  3. #2eb501

Tetradic

  1. #012eb5
  2. #8801b5
  3. #b58801
  4. #2eb501

Square

  1. #012eb5
  2. #b50188
  3. #b58801
  4. #01b52e

Monochromatic

  1. #00071d
  2. #011b69
  3. #012eb5
  4. #0543fe
  5. #517cfe

Shades

#012eb5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #012eb5
  2. #0129a3
  3. #012591
  4. #01207f
  5. #011c6d
  6. #01175b
  7. #001248
  8. #000e36
  9. #000924
  10. #000512
  11. #000000

Tints

#012eb5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #012eb5
  2. #1a43bc
  3. #3458c4
  4. #4d6dcb
  5. #6782d3
  6. #8097da
  7. #99abe1
  8. #b3c0e9
  9. #ccd5f0
  10. #e6eaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#012eb5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #012eb5
  2. #0e36b0
  3. #1a3eaa
  4. #2747a5
  5. #344fa0
  6. #41579b
  7. #4d5f95
  8. #5a6790
  9. #67708b
  10. #737885
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #323a80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049b9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0039b3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00566f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0040b7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035b4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004990 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-012eb5 {
  color: #012eb5;
}
Background
.bg-012eb5 {
  background-color: #012eb5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-012eb5 {
  border: 2px solid #012eb5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #012eb5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 1 46 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 99% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-012eb5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #012eb5, #2e01b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-012eb5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(1 46 181 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.71 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.06 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.58 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.04 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.77 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.82 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.69 #fed14a Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#012eb5  rgb(1, 46, 181)  hsl(225, 99%, 36%)  Egyptian Blue
#b58801  rgb(181, 136, 1)  hsl(45, 99%, 36%)  Dark Goldenrod
#b5012e  rgb(181, 1, 46)  hsl(345, 99%, 36%)  Cardinal
#2eb501  rgb(46, 181, 1)  hsl(105, 99%, 36%)  Kelly Green