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#112CA9

#112ca9 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#112ca9 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.67% red, 17.25% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.94% cyan, 73.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 229.34°, with 81.72% saturation and 36.47% 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 10.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 2.42.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0479

Complementary

  1. #112ca9
  2. #a98e11

Split complementary

  1. #112ca9
  2. #a94211
  3. #78a911

Analogous

  1. #1178a9
  2. #112ca9
  3. #4211a9

Triadic

  1. #112ca9
  2. #a9112c
  3. #2ca911

Tetradic

  1. #112ca9
  2. #8e11a9
  3. #a98e11
  4. #2ca911

Square

  1. #112ca9
  2. #a91178
  3. #a98e11
  4. #11a942

Monochromatic

  1. #03081e
  2. #0a1a63
  3. #112ca9
  4. #1e42e8
  5. #647cef

Shades

#112ca9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #112ca9
  2. #0f2898
  3. #0e2387
  4. #0c1f76
  5. #0a1a65
  6. #091655
  7. #071244
  8. #050d33
  9. #030922
  10. #020411
  11. #000000

Tints

#112ca9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #112ca9
  2. #2941b2
  3. #4156ba
  4. #586bc3
  5. #7080cb
  6. #8896d4
  7. #a0abdd
  8. #b8c0e5
  9. #cfd5ee
  10. #e7eaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#112ca9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #112ca9
  2. #1c34a5
  3. #273da1
  4. #32459d
  5. #3d4e99
  6. #495695
  7. #545e90
  8. #5f678c
  9. #6a6f88
  10. #757884
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #313778 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0045ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0036a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005168 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003dab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004587 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-112ca9 {
  color: #112ca9;
}
Background
.bg-112ca9 {
  background-color: #112ca9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-112ca9 {
  border: 2px solid #112ca9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #112ca9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 44 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 82% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-112ca9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #112ca9, #4211a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-112ca9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 44 169 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.42 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.55 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.81 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.16 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.06 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.19 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.67 #eed356 Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#112ca9  rgb(17, 44, 169)  hsl(229, 82%, 36%)  Egyptian Blue
#a98e11  rgb(169, 142, 17)  hsl(49, 82%, 36%)  Dark Goldenrod
#a9112c  rgb(169, 17, 44)  hsl(349, 82%, 36%)  Vivid Burgundy
#2ca911  rgb(44, 169, 17)  hsl(109, 82%, 36%)  Kelly Green