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#183BA2

#183ba2 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#183ba2 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 23.14% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.19% cyan, 63.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 224.78°, with 74.19% 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 9.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 2.29.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0593

Complementary

  1. #183ba2
  2. #a27f18

Split complementary

  1. #183ba2
  2. #a23a18
  3. #80a218

Analogous

  1. #1880a2
  2. #183ba2
  3. #3a18a2

Triadic

  1. #183ba2
  2. #a2183b
  3. #3ba218

Tetradic

  1. #183ba2
  2. #7f18a2
  3. #a27f18
  4. #3ba218

Square

  1. #183ba2
  2. #a21880
  3. #a27f18
  4. #18a23a

Monochromatic

  1. #040a1d
  2. #0e235f
  3. #183ba2
  4. #2756df
  5. #6a8ae9

Shades

#183ba2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #183ba2
  2. #163592
  3. #132f82
  4. #112971
  5. #0e2361
  6. #0c1e51
  7. #0a1841
  8. #071231
  9. #050c20
  10. #020610
  11. #000000

Tints

#183ba2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #183ba2
  2. #2f4fab
  3. #4662b5
  4. #5d76be
  5. #7489c7
  6. #8c9dd1
  7. #a3b1da
  8. #bac4e3
  9. #d1d8ec
  10. #e8ebf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#183ba2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #183ba2
  2. #22429f
  3. #2d499b
  4. #375098
  5. #425794
  6. #4c5e91
  7. #56648e
  8. #616b8a
  9. #6b7287
  10. #767983
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #384176 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ba5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fa0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005669 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045a4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003da1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004d83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-183ba2 {
  color: #183ba2;
}
Background
.bg-183ba2 {
  background-color: #183ba2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-183ba2 {
  border: 2px solid #183ba2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #183ba2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 59 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 74% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-183ba2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #183ba2, #3a18a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-183ba2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 59 162 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.29 #003399 Smalt ΔE 2.62 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.84 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.42 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.87 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.36 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.51 #e7c45d Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#183ba2  rgb(24, 59, 162)  hsl(225, 74%, 36%)  Egyptian Blue
#a27f18  rgb(162, 127, 24)  hsl(45, 74%, 36%)  Dark Goldenrod
#a2183b  rgb(162, 24, 59)  hsl(345, 74%, 36%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3ba218  rgb(59, 162, 24)  hsl(105, 74%, 36%)  Islamic Green