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#2428AF

#2428af ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2428af is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 15.69% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.43% cyan, 77.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 238.27°, with 65.88% saturation and 41.37% 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 10.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 4.18.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0499

Complementary

  1. #2428af
  2. #afab24

Split complementary

  1. #2428af
  2. #af6524
  3. #6eaf24

Analogous

  1. #246eaf
  2. #2428af
  3. #6524af

Triadic

  1. #2428af
  2. #af2428
  3. #28af24

Tetradic

  1. #2428af
  2. #ab24af
  3. #afab24
  4. #28af24

Square

  1. #2428af
  2. #af246e
  3. #afab24
  4. #24af65

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0b30
  2. #171970
  3. #2428af
  4. #464bd9
  5. #8689e6

Shades

#2428af mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2428af
  2. #20249e
  3. #1d208c
  4. #191c7b
  5. #161869
  6. #121458
  7. #0e1046
  8. #0b0c35
  9. #070823
  10. #040412
  11. #000000

Tints

#2428af mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2428af
  2. #3a3eb7
  3. #5053bf
  4. #6669c7
  5. #7c7ecf
  6. #9294d7
  7. #a7a9df
  8. #bdbfe7
  9. #d3d4ef
  10. #e9eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2428af mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2428af
  2. #2d31aa
  3. #363aa6
  4. #4042a1
  5. #494b9c
  6. #525498
  7. #5b5d93
  8. #64668e
  9. #6e6e89
  10. #777785
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #36377c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0046b3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0038ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00516a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003cb1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00448b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2428af {
  color: #2428af;
}
Background
.bg-2428af {
  background-color: #2428af;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2428af {
  border: 2px solid #2428af;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2428af;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 40 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 66% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2428af {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2428af, #6524af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2428af {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 40 175 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.18 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.28 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.48 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.70 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.65 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.79 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.62 #dbd750 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#2428af  rgb(36, 40, 175)  hsl(238, 66%, 41%)  Egyptian Blue
#afab24  rgb(175, 171, 36)  hsl(58, 66%, 41%)  Brass
#af2428  rgb(175, 36, 40)  hsl(358, 66%, 41%)  Firebrick
#28af24  rgb(40, 175, 36)  hsl(118, 66%, 41%)  Kelly Green