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#2A2EB0

#2a2eb0 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2a2eb0 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 18.04% green and 69.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.14% cyan, 73.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 238.21°, with 61.47% saturation and 42.75% 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 9.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 3.44.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0558

Complementary

  1. #2a2eb0
  2. #b0ac2a

Split complementary

  1. #2a2eb0
  2. #b0692a
  3. #71b02a

Analogous

  1. #2a71b0
  2. #2a2eb0
  3. #692ab0

Triadic

  1. #2a2eb0
  2. #b02a2e
  3. #2eb02a

Tetradic

  1. #2a2eb0
  2. #ac2ab0
  3. #b0ac2a
  4. #2eb02a

Square

  1. #2a2eb0
  2. #b02a71
  3. #b0ac2a
  4. #2ab069

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0e34
  2. #1b1e72
  3. #2a2eb0
  4. #5155d5
  5. #8f91e4

Shades

#2a2eb0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a2eb0
  2. #26299e
  3. #22258d
  4. #1d207b
  5. #191c6a
  6. #151758
  7. #111246
  8. #0d0e35
  9. #080923
  10. #040512
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a2eb0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a2eb0
  2. #3f43b8
  3. #5558c0
  4. #6a6dc8
  5. #7f82d0
  6. #9597d8
  7. #aaabdf
  8. #bfc0e7
  9. #d4d5ef
  10. #eaeaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a2eb0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a2eb0
  2. #3336ab
  3. #3b3ea6
  4. #4447a2
  5. #4c4f9d
  6. #555798
  7. #5e5f93
  8. #66678e
  9. #6f708a
  10. #777885
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a3b7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049b4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003cae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00546c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0040b2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037af ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00478c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a2eb0 {
  color: #2a2eb0;
}
Background
.bg-2a2eb0 {
  background-color: #2a2eb0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a2eb0 {
  border: 2px solid #2a2eb0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a2eb0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 46 176;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 61% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a2eb0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a2eb0, #692ab0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a2eb0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 46 176 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.44 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.47 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.26 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.35 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.72 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.44 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.73 #d5d14f Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#2a2eb0  rgb(42, 46, 176)  hsl(238, 61%, 43%)  Egyptian Blue
#b0ac2a  rgb(176, 172, 42)  hsl(58, 61%, 43%)  Brass
#b02a2e  rgb(176, 42, 46)  hsl(358, 61%, 43%)  Brown
#2eb02a  rgb(46, 176, 42)  hsl(118, 61%, 43%)  Kelly Green