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#022EAE

#022eae ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#022eae is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.78% red, 18.04% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.85% cyan, 73.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 224.65°, with 97.73% saturation and 34.51% 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 10.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 2.07.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0502

Complementary

  1. #022eae
  2. #ae8202

Split complementary

  1. #022eae
  2. #ae2c02
  3. #84ae02

Analogous

  1. #0284ae
  2. #022eae
  3. #2c02ae

Triadic

  1. #022eae
  2. #ae022e
  3. #2eae02

Tetradic

  1. #022eae
  2. #8202ae
  3. #ae8202
  4. #2eae02

Square

  1. #022eae
  2. #ae0284
  3. #ae8202
  4. #02ae2c

Monochromatic

  1. #000617
  2. #011a62
  3. #022eae
  4. #0342fa
  5. #4c79fd

Shades

#022eae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #022eae
  2. #02299d
  3. #02258b
  4. #01207a
  5. #011c68
  6. #011757
  7. #011246
  8. #010e34
  9. #000923
  10. #000511
  11. #000000

Tints

#022eae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #022eae
  2. #1b43b6
  3. #3558be
  4. #4e6dc6
  5. #6782ce
  6. #8197d7
  7. #9aabdf
  8. #b3c0e7
  9. #ccd5ef
  10. #e6eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#022eae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #022eae
  2. #0f36a9
  3. #1b3ea5
  4. #2847a0
  5. #344f9c
  6. #415797
  7. #4e5f92
  8. #5a678e
  9. #677089
  10. #737885
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #31397b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0047b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0037ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00546b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fb0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00478b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-022eae {
  color: #022eae;
}
Background
.bg-022eae {
  background-color: #022eae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-022eae {
  border: 2px solid #022eae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #022eae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 46 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 98% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-022eae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #022eae, #2c02ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-022eae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 46 174 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.07 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.48 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.74 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.28 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.67 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.35 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.98 #fdd151 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#022eae  rgb(2, 46, 174)  hsl(225, 98%, 35%)  Egyptian Blue
#ae8202  rgb(174, 130, 2)  hsl(45, 98%, 35%)  Dark Goldenrod
#ae022e  rgb(174, 2, 46)  hsl(345, 98%, 35%)  Vivid Burgundy
#2eae02  rgb(46, 174, 2)  hsl(105, 98%, 35%)  Kelly Green