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#052DAE

#052dae ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#052dae 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 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.13% cyan, 74.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 225.8°, with 94.41% saturation and 35.1% 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 10.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 2.33.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0497

Complementary

  1. #052dae
  2. #ae8605

Split complementary

  1. #052dae
  2. #ae3205
  3. #82ae05

Analogous

  1. #0582ae
  2. #052dae
  3. #3205ae

Triadic

  1. #052dae
  2. #ae052d
  3. #2dae05

Tetradic

  1. #052dae
  2. #8605ae
  3. #ae8605
  4. #2dae05

Square

  1. #052dae
  2. #ae0582
  3. #ae8605
  4. #05ae32

Monochromatic

  1. #010719
  2. #031a64
  3. #052dae
  4. #0840f8
  5. #527afa

Shades

#052dae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #052dae
  2. #05299d
  3. #04248b
  4. #04207a
  5. #031b68
  6. #031757
  7. #021246
  8. #020e34
  9. #010923
  10. #010511
  11. #000000

Tints

#052dae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #052dae
  2. #1e42b6
  3. #3757be
  4. #506cc6
  5. #6981ce
  6. #8296d7
  7. #9babdf
  8. #b4c0e7
  9. #cdd5ef
  10. #e6eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#052dae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #052dae
  2. #1135a9
  3. #1e3ea5
  4. #2a46a0
  5. #364e9c
  6. #435797
  7. #4f5f92
  8. #5b678e
  9. #676f89
  10. #747885
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.99:1 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 #00536b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003eb0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00478b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-052dae {
  color: #052dae;
}
Background
.bg-052dae {
  background-color: #052dae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-052dae {
  border: 2px solid #052dae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #052dae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 45 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 94% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-052dae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #052dae, #3205ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-052dae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 45 174 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.33 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.66 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.95 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.15 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.38 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.09 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.04 #fad251 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#052dae  rgb(5, 45, 174)  hsl(226, 94%, 35%)  Egyptian Blue
#ae8605  rgb(174, 134, 5)  hsl(46, 94%, 35%)  Dark Goldenrod
#ae052d  rgb(174, 5, 45)  hsl(346, 94%, 35%)  Vivid Burgundy
#2dae05  rgb(45, 174, 5)  hsl(106, 94%, 35%)  Kelly Green