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#232AA5

#232aa5 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#232aa5 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 16.47% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.79% cyan, 74.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 236.77°, with 65% 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 10.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 3.37.

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Relative luminance0.0473

Complementary

  1. #232aa5
  2. #a59e23

Split complementary

  1. #232aa5
  2. #a55d23
  3. #6ba523

Analogous

  1. #236ba5
  2. #232aa5
  3. #5d23a5

Triadic

  1. #232aa5
  2. #a5232a
  3. #2aa523

Tetradic

  1. #232aa5
  2. #9e23a5
  3. #a59e23
  4. #2aa523

Square

  1. #232aa5
  2. #a5236b
  3. #a59e23
  4. #23a55d

Monochromatic

  1. #080a27
  2. #161a66
  3. #232aa5
  4. #3e47d6
  5. #7d83e4

Shades

#232aa5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232aa5
  2. #202695
  3. #1c2284
  4. #191d74
  5. #151963
  6. #121553
  7. #0e1142
  8. #0b0d32
  9. #070821
  10. #040411
  11. #000000

Tints

#232aa5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232aa5
  2. #393fae
  3. #4f55b7
  4. #656ac0
  5. #7b7fc9
  6. #9195d2
  7. #a7aadb
  8. #bdbfe4
  9. #d3d4ed
  10. #e9eaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232aa5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232aa5
  2. #2c33a1
  3. #363b9e
  4. #3f449a
  5. #484c96
  6. #525593
  7. #5b5e8f
  8. #64668b
  9. #6d6f87
  10. #777784
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #353775 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0044a9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0037a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004e65 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ba7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032a4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004283 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232aa5 {
  color: #232aa5;
}
Background
.bg-232aa5 {
  background-color: #232aa5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232aa5 {
  border: 2px solid #232aa5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232aa5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 42 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 65% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232aa5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232aa5, #5d23a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232aa5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 42 165 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.37 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.40 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.57 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.62 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.88 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.91 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.09 #dcd55a Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#232aa5  rgb(35, 42, 165)  hsl(237, 65%, 39%)  Egyptian Blue
#a59e23  rgb(165, 158, 35)  hsl(57, 65%, 39%)  Brass
#a5232a  rgb(165, 35, 42)  hsl(357, 65%, 39%)  Brown
#2aa523  rgb(42, 165, 35)  hsl(117, 65%, 39%)  Islamic Green