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#212CA5

#212ca5 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#212ca5 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 17.25% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80% cyan, 73.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 235°, with 66.67% saturation and 38.82% 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 10.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 2.79.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0484

Complementary

  1. #212ca5
  2. #a59a21

Split complementary

  1. #212ca5
  2. #a55821
  3. #6ea521

Analogous

  1. #216ea5
  2. #212ca5
  3. #5821a5

Triadic

  1. #212ca5
  2. #a5212c
  3. #2ca521

Tetradic

  1. #212ca5
  2. #9a21a5
  3. #a59a21
  4. #2ca521

Square

  1. #212ca5
  2. #a5216e
  3. #a59a21
  4. #21a558

Monochromatic

  1. #070a25
  2. #141b65
  3. #212ca5
  4. #3b48d8
  5. #7a83e4

Shades

#212ca5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #212ca5
  2. #1e2895
  3. #1a2384
  4. #171f74
  5. #141a63
  6. #111653
  7. #0d1242
  8. #0a0d32
  9. #070921
  10. #030411
  11. #000000

Tints

#212ca5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #212ca5
  2. #3741ae
  3. #4d56b7
  4. #646bc0
  5. #7a80c9
  6. #9096d2
  7. #a6abdb
  8. #bcc0e4
  9. #d3d5ed
  10. #e9eaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#212ca5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #212ca5
  2. #2b34a1
  3. #343d9e
  4. #3e459a
  5. #474e96
  6. #515693
  7. #5a5e8f
  8. #64678b
  9. #6d6f87
  10. #777884
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #353876 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0045a9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0038a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004f66 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ca7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033a4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004384 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-212ca5 {
  color: #212ca5;
}
Background
.bg-212ca5 {
  background-color: #212ca5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-212ca5 {
  border: 2px solid #212ca5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #212ca5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 44 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 67% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-212ca5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #212ca5, #5821a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-212ca5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 44 165 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.79 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.52 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.11 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.46 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.05 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.32 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.48 #ded35a Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#212ca5  rgb(33, 44, 165)  hsl(235, 67%, 39%)  Egyptian Blue
#a59a21  rgb(165, 154, 33)  hsl(55, 67%, 39%)  Brass
#a5212c  rgb(165, 33, 44)  hsl(355, 67%, 39%)  Brown
#2ca521  rgb(44, 165, 33)  hsl(115, 67%, 39%)  Islamic Green