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#1237AA

#1237aa ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1237aa is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 21.57% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.41% cyan, 67.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 225.39°, with 80.85% saturation and 36.86% 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 9.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 0.97.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0576

Complementary

  1. #1237aa
  2. #aa8512

Split complementary

  1. #1237aa
  2. #aa3912
  3. #83aa12

Analogous

  1. #1283aa
  2. #1237aa
  3. #3912aa

Triadic

  1. #1237aa
  2. #aa1237
  3. #37aa12

Tetradic

  1. #1237aa
  2. #8512aa
  3. #aa8512
  4. #37aa12

Square

  1. #1237aa
  2. #aa1283
  3. #aa8512
  4. #12aa39

Monochromatic

  1. #030a20
  2. #0b2165
  3. #1237aa
  4. #2151e7
  5. #6687ef

Shades

#1237aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1237aa
  2. #103299
  3. #0e2c88
  4. #0d2777
  5. #0b2166
  6. #091c55
  7. #071644
  8. #051133
  9. #040b22
  10. #020611
  11. #000000

Tints

#1237aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1237aa
  2. #2a4bb3
  3. #415fbb
  4. #5973c4
  5. #7187cc
  6. #899bd5
  7. #a0afdd
  8. #b8c3e6
  9. #d0d7ee
  10. #e7ebf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1237aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1237aa
  2. #1d3ea6
  3. #2846a2
  4. #334d9d
  5. #3e5499
  6. #495c95
  7. #546391
  8. #5f6a8d
  9. #6a7188
  10. #757984
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #363f7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004bae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003da8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00576c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0044ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ba9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004c89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1237aa {
  color: #1237aa;
}
Background
.bg-1237aa {
  background-color: #1237aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1237aa {
  border: 2px solid #1237aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1237aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 55 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 81% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1237aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1237aa, #3912aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1237aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 55 170 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 0.97 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.58 #003399 Smalt ΔE 2.77 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.63 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.94 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.02 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.05 #edc855 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#1237aa  rgb(18, 55, 170)  hsl(225, 81%, 37%)  Egyptian Blue
#aa8512  rgb(170, 133, 18)  hsl(45, 81%, 37%)  Dark Goldenrod
#aa1237  rgb(170, 18, 55)  hsl(345, 81%, 37%)  Vivid Burgundy
#37aa12  rgb(55, 170, 18)  hsl(105, 81%, 37%)  Kelly Green