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#012FB5

#012fb5 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#012fb5 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.39% red, 18.43% green and 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 99.45% cyan, 74.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 224.67°, 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 10.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 2.54.

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Relative luminance0.0538

Complementary

  1. #012fb5
  2. #b58701

Split complementary

  1. #012fb5
  2. #b52d01
  3. #89b501

Analogous

  1. #0189b5
  2. #012fb5
  3. #2d01b5

Triadic

  1. #012fb5
  2. #b5012f
  3. #2fb501

Tetradic

  1. #012fb5
  2. #8701b5
  3. #b58701
  4. #2fb501

Square

  1. #012fb5
  2. #b50189
  3. #b58701
  4. #01b52d

Monochromatic

  1. #00071d
  2. #011b69
  3. #012fb5
  4. #0544fe
  5. #517dfe

Shades

#012fb5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #012fb5
  2. #012aa3
  3. #012691
  4. #01217f
  5. #011c6d
  6. #01185b
  7. #001348
  8. #000e36
  9. #000924
  10. #000512
  11. #000000

Tints

#012fb5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #012fb5
  2. #1a44bc
  3. #3459c4
  4. #4d6dcb
  5. #6782d3
  6. #8097da
  7. #99ace1
  8. #b3c1e9
  9. #ccd5f0
  10. #e6eaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#012fb5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #012fb5
  2. #0e37b0
  3. #1a3faa
  4. #2747a5
  5. #344fa0
  6. #41589b
  7. #4d6095
  8. #5a6890
  9. #67708b
  10. #737885
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #323b80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ab9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0039b3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00576f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041b7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035b4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004a90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-012fb5 {
  color: #012fb5;
}
Background
.bg-012fb5 {
  background-color: #012fb5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-012fb5 {
  border: 2px solid #012fb5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #012fb5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 1 47 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 99% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-012fb5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #012fb5, #2d01b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-012fb5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(1 47 181 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.54 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.84 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.46 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.17 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.03 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.06 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.57 #fed04a Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#012fb5  rgb(1, 47, 181)  hsl(225, 99%, 36%)  Egyptian Blue
#b58701  rgb(181, 135, 1)  hsl(45, 99%, 36%)  Dark Goldenrod
#b5012f  rgb(181, 1, 47)  hsl(345, 99%, 36%)  Cardinal
#2fb501  rgb(47, 181, 1)  hsl(105, 99%, 36%)  Kelly Green