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#0837AE

#0837ae ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0837ae is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 21.57% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.4% cyan, 68.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 223.01°, with 91.21% saturation and 35.69% 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 9.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 1.32.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0584

Complementary

  1. #0837ae
  2. #ae7f08

Split complementary

  1. #0837ae
  2. #ae2c08
  3. #8aae08

Analogous

  1. #088aae
  2. #0837ae
  3. #2c08ae

Triadic

  1. #0837ae
  2. #ae0837
  3. #37ae08

Tetradic

  1. #0837ae
  2. #7f08ae
  3. #ae7f08
  4. #37ae08

Square

  1. #0837ae
  2. #ae088a
  3. #ae7f08
  4. #08ae2c

Monochromatic

  1. #01091c
  2. #052065
  3. #0837ae
  4. #0f50f4
  5. #5885f7

Shades

#0837ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0837ae
  2. #07329d
  3. #062c8b
  4. #06277a
  5. #052168
  6. #041c57
  7. #031646
  8. #021134
  9. #020b23
  10. #010611
  11. #000000

Tints

#0837ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0837ae
  2. #214bb6
  3. #395fbe
  4. #5273c6
  5. #6b87ce
  6. #849bd7
  7. #9cafdf
  8. #b5c3e7
  9. #ced7ef
  10. #e6ebf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0837ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0837ae
  2. #143ea9
  3. #2046a5
  4. #2c4da0
  5. #38549c
  6. #445c97
  7. #506392
  8. #5c6a8e
  9. #687189
  10. #747985
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #353f7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cb2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003dac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00586e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003bad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004d8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0837ae {
  color: #0837ae;
}
Background
.bg-0837ae {
  background-color: #0837ae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0837ae {
  border: 2px solid #0837ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0837ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 55 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 91% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0837ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0837ae, #2c08ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0837ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 55 174 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 1.32 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.25 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.14 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.59 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.17 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.09 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.21 #f7c851 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#0837ae  rgb(8, 55, 174)  hsl(223, 91%, 36%)  Egyptian Blue
#ae7f08  rgb(174, 127, 8)  hsl(43, 91%, 36%)  Dark Goldenrod
#ae0837  rgb(174, 8, 55)  hsl(343, 91%, 36%)  Vivid Burgundy
#37ae08  rgb(55, 174, 8)  hsl(103, 91%, 36%)  Kelly Green