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#162FA4

#162fa4 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#162fa4 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 18.43% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.59% cyan, 71.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 229.44°, with 76.34% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 1.57.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0488

Complementary

  1. #162fa4
  2. #a48b16

Split complementary

  1. #162fa4
  2. #a44416
  3. #76a416

Analogous

  1. #1676a4
  2. #162fa4
  3. #4416a4

Triadic

  1. #162fa4
  2. #a4162f
  3. #2fa416

Tetradic

  1. #162fa4
  2. #8b16a4
  3. #a48b16
  4. #2fa416

Square

  1. #162fa4
  2. #a41676
  3. #a48b16
  4. #16a444

Monochromatic

  1. #04081d
  2. #0d1c61
  3. #162fa4
  4. #2546e2
  5. #687feb

Shades

#162fa4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #162fa4
  2. #142a94
  3. #122683
  4. #0f2173
  5. #0d1c62
  6. #0b1852
  7. #091342
  8. #070e31
  9. #040921
  10. #020510
  11. #000000

Tints

#162fa4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #162fa4
  2. #2d44ad
  3. #4559b6
  4. #5c6dbf
  5. #7382c8
  6. #8b97d2
  7. #a2acdb
  8. #b9c1e4
  9. #d0d5ed
  10. #e8eaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#162fa4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #162fa4
  2. #2137a0
  3. #2b3f9d
  4. #364799
  5. #404f96
  6. #4b5892
  7. #56608e
  8. #60688b
  9. #6b7087
  10. #757884
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #333975 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0045a8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0038a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005066 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ea6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034a3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004583 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-162fa4 {
  color: #162fa4;
}
Background
.bg-162fa4 {
  background-color: #162fa4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-162fa4 {
  border: 2px solid #162fa4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #162fa4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 47 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 76% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-162fa4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #162fa4, #4416a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-162fa4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 47 164 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 1.57 #003399 Smalt ΔE 2.86 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.68 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.03 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.95 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.88 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.99 #e9d05b Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#162fa4  rgb(22, 47, 164)  hsl(229, 76%, 36%)  Egyptian Blue
#a48b16  rgb(164, 139, 22)  hsl(49, 76%, 36%)  Dark Goldenrod
#a4162f  rgb(164, 22, 47)  hsl(349, 76%, 36%)  Vivid Burgundy
#2fa416  rgb(47, 164, 22)  hsl(109, 76%, 36%)  Islamic Green