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#232AAA

#232aaa ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#232aaa is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 16.47% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.41% cyan, 75.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 236.89°, with 65.85% saturation and 40.2% 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 10.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 3.49.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.0492

Complementary

  1. #232aaa
  2. #aaa323

Split complementary

  1. #232aaa
  2. #aa6023
  3. #6eaa23

Analogous

  1. #236eaa
  2. #232aaa
  3. #6023aa

Triadic

  1. #232aaa
  2. #aa232a
  3. #2aaa23

Tetradic

  1. #232aaa
  2. #a323aa
  3. #aaa323
  4. #2aaa23

Square

  1. #232aaa
  2. #aa236e
  3. #aaa323
  4. #23aa60

Monochromatic

  1. #090b2b
  2. #161a6b
  3. #232aaa
  4. #4249d8
  5. #8186e5

Shades

#232aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232aaa
  2. #202699
  3. #1c2288
  4. #191d77
  5. #151966
  6. #121555
  7. #0e1144
  8. #0b0d33
  9. #070822
  10. #040411
  11. #000000

Tints

#232aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232aaa
  2. #393fb3
  3. #4f55bb
  4. #656ac4
  5. #7b7fcc
  6. #9195d5
  7. #a7aadd
  8. #bdbfe6
  9. #d3d4ee
  10. #e9eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232aaa
  2. #2c33a6
  3. #363ba2
  4. #3f449d
  5. #484c99
  6. #525595
  7. #5b5e91
  8. #64668d
  9. #6d6f88
  10. #777784
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #353779 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0045ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0038a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005068 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003cac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004487 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232aaa {
  color: #232aaa;
}
Background
.bg-232aaa {
  background-color: #232aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232aaa {
  border: 2px solid #232aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 42 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 66% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232aaa, #6023aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 42 170 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.49 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.94 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.53 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.57 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.99 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.44 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.48 #dcd555 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#232aaa  rgb(35, 42, 170)  hsl(237, 66%, 40%)  Egyptian Blue
#aaa323  rgb(170, 163, 35)  hsl(57, 66%, 40%)  Brass
#aa232a  rgb(170, 35, 42)  hsl(357, 66%, 40%)  Brown
#2aaa23  rgb(42, 170, 35)  hsl(117, 66%, 40%)  Kelly Green