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#2B2CA4

#2b2ca4 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2b2ca4 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 17.25% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.78% cyan, 73.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 239.5°, with 58.45% 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 10.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 3.4.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.05

Complementary

  1. #2b2ca4
  2. #a4a32b

Split complementary

  1. #2b2ca4
  2. #a4662b
  3. #69a42b

Analogous

  1. #2b69a4
  2. #2b2ca4
  3. #662ba4

Triadic

  1. #2b2ca4
  2. #a42b2c
  3. #2ca42b

Tetradic

  1. #2b2ca4
  2. #a32ba4
  3. #a4a32b
  4. #2ca42b

Square

  1. #2b2ca4
  2. #a42b69
  3. #a4a32b
  4. #2ba466

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0b2b
  2. #1b1c67
  3. #2b2ca4
  4. #4c4dd0
  5. #8889e0

Shades

#2b2ca4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b2ca4
  2. #272894
  3. #222383
  4. #1e1f73
  5. #1a1a62
  6. #161652
  7. #111242
  8. #0d0d31
  9. #090921
  10. #040410
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b2ca4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b2ca4
  2. #4041ad
  3. #5556b6
  4. #6b6bbf
  5. #8080c8
  6. #9596d2
  7. #aaabdb
  8. #bfc0e4
  9. #d5d5ed
  10. #eaeaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b2ca4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b2ca4
  2. #3434a0
  3. #3c3d9d
  4. #454599
  5. #4d4e96
  6. #565692
  7. #5e5e8e
  8. #67678b
  9. #6f6f87
  10. #787884
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #383875 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0045a8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0039a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004e65 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ca6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034a3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004383 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b2ca4 {
  color: #2b2ca4;
}
Background
.bg-2b2ca4 {
  background-color: #2b2ca4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2b2ca4 {
  border: 2px solid #2b2ca4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b2ca4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 44 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 58% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b2ca4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b2ca4, #662ba4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b2ca4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 44 164 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.40 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.96 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.71 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.75 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.17 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.24 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.30 #d4d35b Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#2b2ca4  rgb(43, 44, 164)  hsl(240, 58%, 41%)  Egyptian Blue
#a4a32b  rgb(164, 163, 43)  hsl(60, 58%, 41%)  Brass
#a42b2c  rgb(164, 43, 44)  hsl(360, 58%, 41%)  Brown
#2ca42b  rgb(44, 164, 43)  hsl(120, 58%, 41%)  Islamic Green