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#2B2FA2

#2b2fa2 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2b2fa2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 18.43% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.46% cyan, 70.99% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 237.98°, with 58.05% 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 10.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 2.78.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0516

Complementary

  1. #2b2fa2
  2. #a29e2b

Split complementary

  1. #2b2fa2
  2. #a2632b
  3. #6ba22b

Analogous

  1. #2b6ba2
  2. #2b2fa2
  3. #632ba2

Triadic

  1. #2b2fa2
  2. #a22b2f
  3. #2fa22b

Tetradic

  1. #2b2fa2
  2. #9e2ba2
  3. #a29e2b
  4. #2fa22b

Square

  1. #2b2fa2
  2. #a22b6b
  3. #a29e2b
  4. #2ba263

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0c29
  2. #1b1d66
  3. #2b2fa2
  4. #4a4fcf
  5. #878adf

Shades

#2b2fa2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b2fa2
  2. #272a92
  3. #222682
  4. #1e2171
  5. #1a1c61
  6. #161851
  7. #111341
  8. #0d0e31
  9. #090920
  10. #040510
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b2fa2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b2fa2
  2. #4044ab
  3. #5559b5
  4. #6b6dbe
  5. #8082c7
  6. #9597d1
  7. #aaacda
  8. #bfc1e3
  9. #d5d5ec
  10. #eaeaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b2fa2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b2fa2
  2. #34379f
  3. #3c3f9b
  4. #454798
  5. #4d4f94
  6. #565891
  7. #5e608e
  8. #67688a
  9. #6f7087
  10. #787883
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #393a74 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0046a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003aa0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004f65 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ea4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004482 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b2fa2 {
  color: #2b2fa2;
}
Background
.bg-2b2fa2 {
  background-color: #2b2fa2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2b2fa2 {
  border: 2px solid #2b2fa2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b2fa2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 47 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 58% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b2fa2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b2fa2, #632ba2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b2fa2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 47 162 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.78 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.11 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.18 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.34 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.94 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.90 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.92 #d4d05d Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#2b2fa2  rgb(43, 47, 162)  hsl(238, 58%, 40%)  Egyptian Blue
#a29e2b  rgb(162, 158, 43)  hsl(58, 58%, 40%)  Brass
#a22b2f  rgb(162, 43, 47)  hsl(358, 58%, 40%)  Brown
#2fa22b  rgb(47, 162, 43)  hsl(118, 58%, 40%)  Islamic Green