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#2A2FAC

#2a2fac ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2a2fac is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 18.43% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.58% cyan, 72.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 237.69°, with 60.75% saturation and 41.96% 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 10:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 3.

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Relative luminance0.055

Complementary

  1. #2a2fac
  2. #aca72a

Split complementary

  1. #2a2fac
  2. #ac662a
  3. #70ac2a

Analogous

  1. #2a70ac
  2. #2a2fac
  3. #662aac

Triadic

  1. #2a2fac
  2. #ac2a2f
  3. #2fac2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a2fac
  2. #a72aac
  3. #aca72a
  4. #2fac2a

Square

  1. #2a2fac
  2. #ac2a70
  3. #aca72a
  4. #2aac66

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0d31
  2. #1b1e6f
  3. #2a2fac
  4. #4f54d4
  5. #8c8fe3

Shades

#2a2fac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a2fac
  2. #262a9b
  3. #22268a
  4. #1d2178
  5. #191c67
  6. #151856
  7. #111345
  8. #0d0e34
  9. #080922
  10. #040511
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a2fac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a2fac
  2. #3f44b4
  3. #5559bd
  4. #6a6dc5
  5. #7f82cd
  6. #9597d6
  7. #aaacde
  8. #bfc1e6
  9. #d4d5ee
  10. #eaeaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a2fac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a2fac
  2. #3337a8
  3. #3b3fa3
  4. #44479f
  5. #4c4f9a
  6. #555896
  7. #5e6092
  8. #66688d
  9. #6f7089
  10. #777884
  11. #808080

Readable text 10:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a3b7b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003caa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00536a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0040ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004789 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a2fac {
  color: #2a2fac;
}
Background
.bg-2a2fac {
  background-color: #2a2fac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a2fac {
  border: 2px solid #2a2fac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a2fac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 47 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 61% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a2fac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a2fac, #662aac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a2fac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 47 172 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.00 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.48 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.84 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.96 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.86 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.43 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.22 #d5d053 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#2a2fac  rgb(42, 47, 172)  hsl(238, 61%, 42%)  Egyptian Blue
#aca72a  rgb(172, 167, 42)  hsl(58, 61%, 42%)  Brass
#ac2a2f  rgb(172, 42, 47)  hsl(358, 61%, 42%)  Brown
#2fac2a  rgb(47, 172, 42)  hsl(118, 61%, 42%)  Kelly Green