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#183EA6

#183ea6 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#183ea6 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 24.31% green and 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.54% cyan, 62.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 223.94°, with 74.74% saturation and 37.25% 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 9.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 3.06.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0639

Complementary

  1. #183ea6
  2. #a68018

Split complementary

  1. #183ea6
  2. #a63918
  3. #85a618

Analogous

  1. #1885a6
  2. #183ea6
  3. #3918a6

Triadic

  1. #183ea6
  2. #a6183e
  3. #3ea618

Tetradic

  1. #183ea6
  2. #8018a6
  3. #a68018
  4. #3ea618

Square

  1. #183ea6
  2. #a61885
  3. #a68018
  4. #18a639

Monochromatic

  1. #050c20
  2. #0e2563
  3. #183ea6
  4. #2a5be0
  5. #6d8eea

Shades

#183ea6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #183ea6
  2. #163895
  3. #133285
  4. #112b74
  5. #0e2564
  6. #0c1f53
  7. #0a1942
  8. #071332
  9. #050c21
  10. #020611
  11. #000000

Tints

#183ea6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #183ea6
  2. #2f51af
  3. #4665b8
  4. #5d78c1
  5. #748bca
  6. #8c9fd3
  7. #a3b2db
  8. #bac5e4
  9. #d1d8ed
  10. #e8ecf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#183ea6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #183ea6
  2. #2245a2
  3. #2d4b9e
  4. #37529b
  5. #425897
  6. #4c5f93
  7. #56668f
  8. #616c8b
  9. #6b7388
  10. #767984
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a4479 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ea9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00596c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0048a8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0040a5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005087 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-183ea6 {
  color: #183ea6;
}
Background
.bg-183ea6 {
  background-color: #183ea6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-183ea6 {
  border: 2px solid #183ea6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #183ea6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 62 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 75% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-183ea6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #183ea6, #3918a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-183ea6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 62 166 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.06 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.51 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.57 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.74 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.89 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.13 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.25 #e7c159 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#183ea6  rgb(24, 62, 166)  hsl(224, 75%, 37%)  Egyptian Blue
#a68018  rgb(166, 128, 24)  hsl(44, 75%, 37%)  Dark Goldenrod
#a6183e  rgb(166, 24, 62)  hsl(344, 75%, 37%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3ea618  rgb(62, 166, 24)  hsl(104, 75%, 37%)  Kelly Green