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#242CAE

#242cae ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#242cae is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 17.25% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.31% cyan, 74.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 236.52°, with 65.71% saturation and 41.18% 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 10.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 3.31.

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Relative luminance0.0523

Complementary

  1. #242cae
  2. #aea624

Split complementary

  1. #242cae
  2. #ae6124
  3. #71ae24

Analogous

  1. #2471ae
  2. #242cae
  3. #6124ae

Triadic

  1. #242cae
  2. #ae242c
  3. #2cae24

Tetradic

  1. #242cae
  2. #a624ae
  3. #aea624
  4. #2cae24

Square

  1. #242cae
  2. #ae2471
  3. #aea624
  4. #24ae61

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0c2f
  2. #171c6f
  3. #242cae
  4. #464ed9
  5. #858be6

Shades

#242cae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #242cae
  2. #20289d
  3. #1d238b
  4. #191f7a
  5. #161a68
  6. #121657
  7. #0e1246
  8. #0b0d34
  9. #070923
  10. #040411
  11. #000000

Tints

#242cae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #242cae
  2. #3a41b6
  3. #5056be
  4. #666bc6
  5. #7c80ce
  6. #9296d7
  7. #a7abdf
  8. #bdc0e7
  9. #d3d5ef
  10. #e9eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#242cae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #242cae
  2. #2d34a9
  3. #363da5
  4. #4045a0
  5. #494e9c
  6. #525697
  7. #5b5e92
  8. #64678e
  9. #6e6f89
  10. #777885
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #37397c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0047b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003aac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00526b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003eb0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00468b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-242cae {
  color: #242cae;
}
Background
.bg-242cae {
  background-color: #242cae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-242cae {
  border: 2px solid #242cae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #242cae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 44 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 66% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-242cae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #242cae, #6124ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-242cae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 44 174 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.31 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.87 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.59 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.07 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.11 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.50 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.14 #dbd351 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#242cae  rgb(36, 44, 174)  hsl(237, 66%, 41%)  Egyptian Blue
#aea624  rgb(174, 166, 36)  hsl(57, 66%, 41%)  Brass
#ae242c  rgb(174, 36, 44)  hsl(357, 66%, 41%)  Brown
#2cae24  rgb(44, 174, 36)  hsl(117, 66%, 41%)  Kelly Green