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#052CA2

#052ca2 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#052ca2 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 17.25% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.91% cyan, 72.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 225.1°, with 94.01% saturation and 32.75% 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 11.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 2.25.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0444

Complementary

  1. #052ca2
  2. #a27b05

Split complementary

  1. #052ca2
  2. #a22d05
  3. #7ba205

Analogous

  1. #057ba2
  2. #052ca2
  3. #2d05a2

Triadic

  1. #052ca2
  2. #a2052c
  3. #2ca205

Tetradic

  1. #052ca2
  2. #7b05a2
  3. #a27b05
  4. #2ca205

Square

  1. #052ca2
  2. #a2057b
  3. #a27b05
  4. #05a22d

Monochromatic

  1. #010514
  2. #031858
  3. #052ca2
  4. #0740ec
  5. #4773f9

Shades

#052ca2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #052ca2
  2. #052892
  3. #042382
  4. #041f71
  5. #031a61
  6. #031651
  7. #021241
  8. #020d31
  9. #010920
  10. #010410
  11. #000000

Tints

#052ca2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #052ca2
  2. #1e41ab
  3. #3756b5
  4. #506bbe
  5. #6980c7
  6. #8296d1
  7. #9babda
  8. #b4c0e3
  9. #cdd5ec
  10. #e6eaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#052ca2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #052ca2
  2. #11349f
  3. #1e3d9b
  4. #2a4598
  5. #364e94
  6. #435691
  7. #4f5e8e
  8. #5b678a
  9. #676f87
  10. #747883
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2e3673 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0043a6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0034a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004e64 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ba4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0031a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004381 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-052ca2 {
  color: #052ca2;
}
Background
.bg-052ca2 {
  background-color: #052ca2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-052ca2 {
  border: 2px solid #052ca2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #052ca2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 44 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 94% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-052ca2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #052ca2, #2d05a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-052ca2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 44 162 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.25 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 2.84 #003399 Smalt ΔE 2.90 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.86 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.36 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.32 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 8.07 #fad35d Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#052ca2  rgb(5, 44, 162)  hsl(225, 94%, 33%)  Egyptian Blue
#a27b05  rgb(162, 123, 5)  hsl(45, 94%, 33%)  Dark Goldenrod
#a2052c  rgb(162, 5, 44)  hsl(345, 94%, 33%)  Vivid Burgundy
#2ca205  rgb(44, 162, 5)  hsl(105, 94%, 33%)  Islamic Green