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#2529AA

#2529aa ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2529aa is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 16.08% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.24% cyan, 75.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 238.2°, with 64.25% saturation and 40.59% 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 10.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 3.81.

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Relative luminance0.0488

Complementary

  1. #2529aa
  2. #aaa625

Split complementary

  1. #2529aa
  2. #aa6425
  3. #6baa25

Analogous

  1. #256baa
  2. #2529aa
  3. #6425aa

Triadic

  1. #2529aa
  2. #aa2529
  3. #29aa25

Tetradic

  1. #2529aa
  2. #a625aa
  3. #aaa625
  4. #29aa25

Square

  1. #2529aa
  2. #aa256b
  3. #aaa625
  4. #25aa64

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0b2c
  2. #171a6b
  3. #2529aa
  4. #4549d7
  5. #8487e4

Shades

#2529aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2529aa
  2. #212599
  3. #1e2188
  4. #1a1d77
  5. #161966
  6. #131555
  7. #0f1044
  8. #0b0c33
  9. #070822
  10. #040411
  11. #000000

Tints

#2529aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2529aa
  2. #3b3eb3
  3. #5154bb
  4. #6669c4
  5. #7c7fcc
  6. #9294d5
  7. #a8a9dd
  8. #bebfe6
  9. #d3d4ee
  10. #e9eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2529aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2529aa
  2. #2e32a6
  3. #373aa2
  4. #40439d
  5. #494c99
  6. #535595
  7. #5c5d91
  8. #65668d
  9. #6e6f88
  10. #777784
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #363779 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0045ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0038a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004f68 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003cac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004387 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2529aa {
  color: #2529aa;
}
Background
.bg-2529aa {
  background-color: #2529aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2529aa {
  border: 2px solid #2529aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2529aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 41 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 64% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2529aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2529aa, #6425aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2529aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 41 170 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.81 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.98 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.37 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.77 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.28 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.24 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.34 #dad655 Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#2529aa  rgb(37, 41, 170)  hsl(238, 64%, 41%)  Egyptian Blue
#aaa625  rgb(170, 166, 37)  hsl(58, 64%, 41%)  Brass
#aa2529  rgb(170, 37, 41)  hsl(358, 64%, 41%)  Brown
#29aa25  rgb(41, 170, 37)  hsl(118, 64%, 41%)  Kelly Green