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#293CA4

#293ca4 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#293ca4 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 23.53% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75% cyan, 63.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 230.73°, with 60% 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 9.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 2.58.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0638

Complementary

  1. #293ca4
  2. #a49129

Split complementary

  1. #293ca4
  2. #a45429
  3. #7aa429

Analogous

  1. #297aa4
  2. #293ca4
  3. #5429a4

Triadic

  1. #293ca4
  2. #a4293c
  3. #3ca429

Tetradic

  1. #293ca4
  2. #9129a4
  3. #a49129
  4. #3ca429

Square

  1. #293ca4
  2. #a4297a
  3. #a49129
  4. #29a454

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0f2a
  2. #1a2667
  3. #293ca4
  4. #485dd1
  5. #8594e1

Shades

#293ca4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #293ca4
  2. #253694
  3. #213083
  4. #1d2a73
  5. #192462
  6. #151e52
  7. #101842
  8. #0c1231
  9. #080c21
  10. #040610
  11. #000000

Tints

#293ca4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #293ca4
  2. #3e50ad
  3. #5463b6
  4. #6977bf
  5. #7f8ac8
  6. #949ed2
  7. #a9b1db
  8. #bfc5e4
  9. #d4d8ed
  10. #eaecf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#293ca4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #293ca4
  2. #3243a0
  3. #3a4a9d
  4. #435099
  5. #4c5796
  6. #555e92
  7. #5d658e
  8. #666c8b
  9. #6f7287
  10. #777984
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d4378 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004da7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00576a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0047a6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0040a3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004d85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-293ca4 {
  color: #293ca4;
}
Background
.bg-293ca4 {
  background-color: #293ca4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-293ca4 {
  border: 2px solid #293ca4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #293ca4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 60 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 60% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-293ca4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #293ca4, #5429a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-293ca4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 60 164 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.58 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.29 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.63 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.10 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.85 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.44 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.12 #d6c35b Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#293ca4  rgb(41, 60, 164)  hsl(231, 60%, 40%)  Egyptian Blue
#a49129  rgb(164, 145, 41)  hsl(51, 60%, 40%)  Brass
#a4293c  rgb(164, 41, 60)  hsl(351, 60%, 40%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3ca429  rgb(60, 164, 41)  hsl(111, 60%, 40%)  Kelly Green