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#2139AA

#2139aa ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2139aa is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 22.35% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.59% cyan, 66.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 229.49°, with 67.49% saturation and 39.8% 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 9.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 1.68.

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Relative luminance0.0615

Complementary

  1. #2139aa
  2. #aa9221

Split complementary

  1. #2139aa
  2. #aa4d21
  3. #7daa21

Analogous

  1. #217daa
  2. #2139aa
  3. #4d21aa

Triadic

  1. #2139aa
  2. #aa2139
  3. #39aa21

Tetradic

  1. #2139aa
  2. #9221aa
  3. #aa9221
  4. #39aa21

Square

  1. #2139aa
  2. #aa217d
  3. #aa9221
  4. #21aa4d

Monochromatic

  1. #080e2a
  2. #15246a
  3. #2139aa
  4. #3e59da
  5. #7e90e6

Shades

#2139aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2139aa
  2. #1e3399
  3. #1a2e88
  4. #172877
  5. #142266
  6. #111d55
  7. #0d1744
  8. #0a1133
  9. #070b22
  10. #030611
  11. #000000

Tints

#2139aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2139aa
  2. #374db3
  3. #4d61bb
  4. #6474c4
  5. #7a88cc
  6. #909cd5
  7. #a6b0dd
  8. #bcc4e6
  9. #d3d7ee
  10. #e9ebf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2139aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2139aa
  2. #2b40a6
  3. #3447a2
  4. #3e4e9d
  5. #475599
  6. #515d95
  7. #5a6491
  8. #646b8d
  9. #6d7288
  10. #777984
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a417b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004dae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00576c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0046ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003da9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004d89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2139aa {
  color: #2139aa;
}
Background
.bg-2139aa {
  background-color: #2139aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2139aa {
  border: 2px solid #2139aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2139aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 57 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 67% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2139aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2139aa, #4d21aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2139aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 57 170 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 1.68 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.29 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.41 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.57 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.08 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.47 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.35 #dec655 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#2139aa  rgb(33, 57, 170)  hsl(229, 67%, 40%)  Egyptian Blue
#aa9221  rgb(170, 146, 33)  hsl(49, 67%, 40%)  Brass
#aa2139  rgb(170, 33, 57)  hsl(349, 67%, 40%)  Vivid Burgundy
#39aa21  rgb(57, 170, 33)  hsl(109, 67%, 40%)  Kelly Green