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#1A2AAE

#1a2aae ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1a2aae is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.2% red, 16.47% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.06% cyan, 75.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 233.51°, with 74% saturation and 39.22% 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 10.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 3.35.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0493

Complementary

  1. #1a2aae
  2. #ae9e1a

Split complementary

  1. #1a2aae
  2. #ae541a
  3. #74ae1a

Analogous

  1. #1a74ae
  2. #1a2aae
  3. #541aae

Triadic

  1. #1a2aae
  2. #ae1a2a
  3. #2aae1a

Tetradic

  1. #1a2aae
  2. #9e1aae
  3. #ae9e1a
  4. #2aae1a

Square

  1. #1a2aae
  2. #ae1a74
  3. #ae9e1a
  4. #1aae54

Monochromatic

  1. #060a29
  2. #101a6b
  3. #1a2aae
  4. #3447e1
  5. #7683eb

Shades

#1a2aae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1a2aae
  2. #17269d
  3. #15228b
  4. #121d7a
  5. #101968
  6. #0d1557
  7. #0a1146
  8. #080d34
  9. #050823
  10. #030411
  11. #000000

Tints

#1a2aae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1a2aae
  2. #313fb6
  3. #4855be
  4. #5f6ac6
  5. #767fce
  6. #8d95d7
  7. #a3aadf
  8. #babfe7
  9. #d1d4ef
  10. #e8eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1a2aae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1a2aae
  2. #2433a9
  3. #2e3ba5
  4. #3944a0
  5. #434c9c
  6. #4d5597
  7. #575e92
  8. #61668e
  9. #6c6f89
  10. #767785
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #34377b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0046b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0037ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00516a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003db0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00458a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1a2aae {
  color: #1a2aae;
}
Background
.bg-1a2aae {
  background-color: #1a2aae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1a2aae {
  border: 2px solid #1a2aae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1a2aae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 26 42 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 74% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1a2aae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1a2aae, #541aae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1a2aae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(26 42 174 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.35 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.10 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.24 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.57 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.95 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.21 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.71 #e5d551 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#1a2aae  rgb(26, 42, 174)  hsl(234, 74%, 39%)  Egyptian Blue
#ae9e1a  rgb(174, 158, 26)  hsl(54, 74%, 39%)  Brass
#ae1a2a  rgb(174, 26, 42)  hsl(354, 74%, 39%)  Brown
#2aae1a  rgb(42, 174, 26)  hsl(114, 74%, 39%)  Kelly Green