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#162EAA

#162eaa ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#162eaa is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 18.04% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.06% cyan, 72.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 230.27°, with 77.08% saturation and 37.65% 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 10.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 2.05.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0503

Complementary

  1. #162eaa
  2. #aa9216

Split complementary

  1. #162eaa
  2. #aa4816
  3. #78aa16

Analogous

  1. #1678aa
  2. #162eaa
  3. #4816aa

Triadic

  1. #162eaa
  2. #aa162e
  3. #2eaa16

Tetradic

  1. #162eaa
  2. #9216aa
  3. #aa9216
  4. #2eaa16

Square

  1. #162eaa
  2. #aa1678
  3. #aa9216
  4. #16aa48

Monochromatic

  1. #040923
  2. #0d1c66
  3. #162eaa
  4. #2947e3
  5. #6d82ec

Shades

#162eaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #162eaa
  2. #142999
  3. #122588
  4. #0f2077
  5. #0d1c66
  6. #0b1755
  7. #091244
  8. #070e33
  9. #040922
  10. #020511
  11. #000000

Tints

#162eaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #162eaa
  2. #2d43b3
  3. #4558bb
  4. #5c6dc4
  5. #7382cc
  6. #8b97d5
  7. #a2abdd
  8. #b9c0e6
  9. #d0d5ee
  10. #e8eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#162eaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #162eaa
  2. #2136a6
  3. #2b3ea2
  4. #36479d
  5. #404f99
  6. #4b5795
  7. #565f91
  8. #60678d
  9. #6b7088
  10. #757884
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #333979 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0047ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0038a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005269 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003eac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004688 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-162eaa {
  color: #162eaa;
}
Background
.bg-162eaa {
  background-color: #162eaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-162eaa {
  border: 2px solid #162eaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #162eaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 46 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 77% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-162eaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #162eaa, #4816aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-162eaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 46 170 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.05 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.66 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.70 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.02 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.56 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.45 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.65 #e9d155 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#162eaa  rgb(22, 46, 170)  hsl(230, 77%, 38%)  Egyptian Blue
#aa9216  rgb(170, 146, 22)  hsl(50, 77%, 38%)  Brass
#aa162e  rgb(170, 22, 46)  hsl(350, 77%, 38%)  Vivid Burgundy
#2eaa16  rgb(46, 170, 22)  hsl(110, 77%, 38%)  Kelly Green