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#052D9F

#052d9f ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#052d9f is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 17.65% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.86% cyan, 71.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.65% black. Its hue angle is 224.42°, with 93.9% saturation and 32.16% 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 11.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 2.1.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0441

Complementary

  1. #052d9f
  2. #9f7705

Split complementary

  1. #052d9f
  2. #9f2a05
  3. #7a9f05

Analogous

  1. #057a9f
  2. #052d9f
  3. #2a059f

Triadic

  1. #052d9f
  2. #9f052d
  3. #2d9f05

Tetradic

  1. #052d9f
  2. #77059f
  3. #9f7705
  4. #2d9f05

Square

  1. #052d9f
  2. #9f057a
  3. #9f7705
  4. #059f2a

Monochromatic

  1. #010614
  2. #031855
  3. #052d9f
  4. #0742e9
  5. #4473f9

Shades

#052d9f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #052d9f
  2. #05298f
  3. #04247f
  4. #04206f
  5. #031b5f
  6. #031750
  7. #021240
  8. #020e30
  9. #010920
  10. #010510
  11. #000000

Tints

#052d9f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #052d9f
  2. #1e42a9
  3. #3757b2
  4. #506cbc
  5. #6981c5
  6. #8296cf
  7. #9babd9
  8. #b4c0e2
  9. #cdd5ec
  10. #e6eaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#052d9f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #052d9f
  2. #11359c
  3. #1e3e99
  4. #2a4696
  5. #364e93
  6. #435790
  7. #4f5f8c
  8. #5b6789
  9. #676f86
  10. #747883
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2e3671 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0042a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00349d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004e63 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ba1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00319e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00437f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-052d9f {
  color: #052d9f;
}
Background
.bg-052d9f {
  background-color: #052d9f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-052d9f {
  border: 2px solid #052d9f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #052d9f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 45 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 94% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-052d9f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #052d9f, #2a059f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-052d9f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 45 159 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.10 #003399 Smalt ΔE 2.38 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 2.89 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.01 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.81 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.47 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 8.29 #fad260 Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#052d9f  rgb(5, 45, 159)  hsl(224, 94%, 32%)  Egyptian Blue
#9f7705  rgb(159, 119, 5)  hsl(44, 94%, 32%)  Dark Goldenrod
#9f052d  rgb(159, 5, 45)  hsl(344, 94%, 32%)  Vivid Burgundy
#2d9f05  rgb(45, 159, 5)  hsl(104, 94%, 32%)  Islamic Green