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#152DAA

#152daa ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#152daa is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 17.65% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.65% cyan, 73.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 230.34°, with 78.01% saturation and 37.45% 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 10.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 2.29.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0494

Complementary

  1. #152daa
  2. #aa9215

Split complementary

  1. #152daa
  2. #aa4815
  3. #77aa15

Analogous

  1. #1577aa
  2. #152daa
  3. #4815aa

Triadic

  1. #152daa
  2. #aa152d
  3. #2daa15

Tetradic

  1. #152daa
  2. #9215aa
  3. #aa9215
  4. #2daa15

Square

  1. #152daa
  2. #aa1577
  3. #aa9215
  4. #15aa48

Monochromatic

  1. #040922
  2. #0d1b66
  3. #152daa
  4. #2746e4
  5. #6b80ed

Shades

#152daa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #152daa
  2. #132999
  3. #112488
  4. #0f2077
  5. #0d1b66
  6. #0b1755
  7. #081244
  8. #060e33
  9. #040922
  10. #020511
  11. #000000

Tints

#152daa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #152daa
  2. #2c42b3
  3. #4457bb
  4. #5b6cc4
  5. #7381cc
  6. #8a96d5
  7. #a1abdd
  8. #b9c0e6
  9. #d0d5ee
  10. #e8eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#152daa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #152daa
  2. #2035a6
  3. #2a3ea2
  4. #35469d
  5. #404e99
  6. #4b5795
  7. #555f91
  8. #60678d
  9. #6b6f88
  10. #757884
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #333879 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0046ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0037a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005169 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003dac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004688 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-152daa {
  color: #152daa;
}
Background
.bg-152daa {
  background-color: #152daa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-152daa {
  border: 2px solid #152daa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #152daa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 45 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 78% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-152daa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #152daa, #4815aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-152daa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 45 170 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.29 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.84 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.85 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.86 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.29 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.25 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.81 #ead255 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#152daa  rgb(21, 45, 170)  hsl(230, 78%, 37%)  Egyptian Blue
#aa9215  rgb(170, 146, 21)  hsl(50, 78%, 37%)  Brass
#aa152d  rgb(170, 21, 45)  hsl(350, 78%, 37%)  Vivid Burgundy
#2daa15  rgb(45, 170, 21)  hsl(110, 78%, 37%)  Kelly Green