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#293EA0

#293ea0 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#293ea0 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 24.31% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.38% cyan, 61.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 229.41°, with 59.2% saturation and 39.41% 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 9.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 3.25.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0645

Complementary

  1. #293ea0
  2. #a08b29

Split complementary

  1. #293ea0
  2. #a04f29
  3. #79a029

Analogous

  1. #2979a0
  2. #293ea0
  3. #4f29a0

Triadic

  1. #293ea0
  2. #a0293e
  3. #3ea029

Tetradic

  1. #293ea0
  2. #8b29a0
  3. #a08b29
  4. #3ea029

Square

  1. #293ea0
  2. #a02979
  3. #a08b29
  4. #29a04f

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0f26
  2. #192663
  3. #293ea0
  4. #465ed0
  5. #8393df

Shades

#293ea0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #293ea0
  2. #253890
  3. #213280
  4. #1d2b70
  5. #192560
  6. #151f50
  7. #101940
  8. #0c1330
  9. #080c20
  10. #040610
  11. #000000

Tints

#293ea0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #293ea0
  2. #3e51aa
  3. #5465b3
  4. #6978bd
  5. #7f8bc6
  6. #949fd0
  7. #a9b2d9
  8. #bfc5e3
  9. #d4d8ec
  10. #eaecf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#293ea0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #293ea0
  2. #32459d
  3. #3a4b9a
  4. #435296
  5. #4c5893
  6. #555f90
  7. #5d668d
  8. #666c8a
  9. #6f7386
  10. #777983
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e4475 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ea3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00429e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005769 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0048a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00419f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004e82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-293ea0 {
  color: #293ea0;
}
Background
.bg-293ea0 {
  background-color: #293ea0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-293ea0 {
  border: 2px solid #293ea0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #293ea0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 62 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 59% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-293ea0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #293ea0, #4f29a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-293ea0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 62 160 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.25 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.76 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.11 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.54 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.30 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.32 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.64 #d6c15f Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#293ea0  rgb(41, 62, 160)  hsl(229, 59%, 39%)  Egyptian Blue
#a08b29  rgb(160, 139, 41)  hsl(49, 59%, 39%)  Brass
#a0293e  rgb(160, 41, 62)  hsl(349, 59%, 39%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3ea029  rgb(62, 160, 41)  hsl(109, 59%, 39%)  Islamic Green