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#052EA3

#052ea3 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#052ea3 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 18.04% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.93% cyan, 71.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 224.43°, with 94.05% saturation and 32.94% 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 10.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 1.7.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0463

Complementary

  1. #052ea3
  2. #a37a05

Split complementary

  1. #052ea3
  2. #a32b05
  3. #7da305

Analogous

  1. #057da3
  2. #052ea3
  3. #2b05a3

Triadic

  1. #052ea3
  2. #a3052e
  3. #2ea305

Tetradic

  1. #052ea3
  2. #7a05a3
  3. #a37a05
  4. #2ea305

Square

  1. #052ea3
  2. #a3057d
  3. #a37a05
  4. #05a32b

Monochromatic

  1. #010614
  2. #031959
  3. #052ea3
  4. #0743ed
  5. #4876f9

Shades

#052ea3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #052ea3
  2. #052993
  3. #042582
  4. #042072
  5. #031c62
  6. #031752
  7. #021241
  8. #020e31
  9. #010921
  10. #010510
  11. #000000

Tints

#052ea3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #052ea3
  2. #1e43ac
  3. #3758b5
  4. #506dbf
  5. #6982c8
  6. #8297d1
  7. #9babda
  8. #b4c0e3
  9. #cdd5ed
  10. #e6eaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#052ea3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #052ea3
  2. #1136a0
  3. #1e3e9c
  4. #2a4799
  5. #364f95
  6. #435792
  7. #4f5f8e
  8. #5b678b
  9. #677087
  10. #747884
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f3774 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0044a7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0035a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005065 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ca5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004482 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-052ea3 {
  color: #052ea3;
}
Background
.bg-052ea3 {
  background-color: #052ea3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-052ea3 {
  border: 2px solid #052ea3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #052ea3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 46 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 94% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-052ea3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #052ea3, #2b05a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-052ea3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 46 163 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 1.70 #003399 Smalt ΔE 2.51 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.35 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.44 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.89 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.87 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.02 #fad15c Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#052ea3  rgb(5, 46, 163)  hsl(224, 94%, 33%)  Egyptian Blue
#a37a05  rgb(163, 122, 5)  hsl(44, 94%, 33%)  Dark Goldenrod
#a3052e  rgb(163, 5, 46)  hsl(344, 94%, 33%)  Vivid Burgundy
#2ea305  rgb(46, 163, 5)  hsl(104, 94%, 33%)  Islamic Green