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#122CA2

#122ca2 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#122ca2 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 17.25% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.89% cyan, 72.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 229.17°, with 80% saturation and 35.29% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 (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 luminance0.0454

Complementary

  1. #122ca2
  2. #a28812

Split complementary

  1. #122ca2
  2. #a24012
  3. #74a212

Analogous

  1. #1274a2
  2. #122ca2
  3. #4012a2

Triadic

  1. #122ca2
  2. #a2122c
  3. #2ca212

Tetradic

  1. #122ca2
  2. #8812a2
  3. #a28812
  4. #2ca212

Square

  1. #122ca2
  2. #a21274
  3. #a28812
  4. #12a240

Monochromatic

  1. #030718
  2. #0a195d
  3. #122ca2
  4. #1b3fe6
  5. #6079ed

Shades

#122ca2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #122ca2
  2. #102892
  3. #0e2382
  4. #0d1f71
  5. #0b1a61
  6. #091651
  7. #071241
  8. #050d31
  9. #040920
  10. #020410
  11. #000000

Tints

#122ca2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #122ca2
  2. #2a41ab
  3. #4156b5
  4. #596bbe
  5. #7180c7
  6. #8996d1
  7. #a0abda
  8. #b8c0e3
  9. #d0d5ec
  10. #e7eaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#122ca2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #122ca2
  2. #1d349f
  3. #283d9b
  4. #334598
  5. #3e4e94
  6. #495691
  7. #545e8e
  8. #5f678a
  9. #6a6f87
  10. #757883
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #303673 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0043a6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0035a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004e64 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ba4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004381 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-122ca2 {
  color: #122ca2;
}
Background
.bg-122ca2 {
  background-color: #122ca2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-122ca2 {
  border: 2px solid #122ca2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #122ca2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 44 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 80% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-122ca2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #122ca2, #4012a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-122ca2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 44 162 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.33 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 2.89 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.19 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.76 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.23 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.27 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.89 #edd35d Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#122ca2  rgb(18, 44, 162)  hsl(229, 80%, 35%)  Egyptian Blue
#a28812  rgb(162, 136, 18)  hsl(49, 80%, 35%)  Dark Goldenrod
#a2122c  rgb(162, 18, 44)  hsl(349, 80%, 35%)  Vivid Burgundy
#2ca212  rgb(44, 162, 18)  hsl(109, 80%, 35%)  Islamic Green