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#2C2EAC

#2c2eac ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2c2eac is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 18.04% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.42% cyan, 73.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 239.06°, with 59.26% saturation and 42.35% 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 10.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 3.33.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0547

Complementary

  1. #2c2eac
  2. #acaa2c

Split complementary

  1. #2c2eac
  2. #ac6a2c
  3. #6eac2c

Analogous

  1. #2c6eac
  2. #2c2eac
  3. #6a2cac

Triadic

  1. #2c2eac
  2. #ac2c2e
  3. #2eac2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c2eac
  2. #aa2cac
  3. #acaa2c
  4. #2eac2c

Square

  1. #2c2eac
  2. #ac2c6e
  3. #acaa2c
  4. #2cac6a

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0d32
  2. #1c1e6f
  3. #2c2eac
  4. #5254d3
  5. #8f90e2

Shades

#2c2eac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c2eac
  2. #28299b
  3. #23258a
  4. #1f2078
  5. #1a1c67
  6. #161756
  7. #121245
  8. #0d0e34
  9. #090922
  10. #040511
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c2eac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c2eac
  2. #4143b4
  3. #5658bd
  4. #6b6dc5
  5. #8082cd
  6. #9697d6
  7. #ababde
  8. #c0c0e6
  9. #d5d5ee
  10. #eaeaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c2eac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c2eac
  2. #3436a8
  3. #3d3ea3
  4. #45479f
  5. #4e4f9a
  6. #565796
  7. #5e5f92
  8. #67678d
  9. #6f7089
  10. #787884
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a3b7b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003caa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00526a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004689 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c2eac {
  color: #2c2eac;
}
Background
.bg-2c2eac {
  background-color: #2c2eac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2c2eac {
  border: 2px solid #2c2eac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c2eac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 46 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 59% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c2eac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c2eac, #6a2cac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c2eac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 46 172 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.33 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.75 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.95 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.13 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.67 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.47 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.00 #d3d153 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#2c2eac  rgb(44, 46, 172)  hsl(239, 59%, 42%)  Egyptian Blue
#acaa2c  rgb(172, 170, 44)  hsl(59, 59%, 42%)  Brass
#ac2c2e  rgb(172, 44, 46)  hsl(359, 59%, 42%)  Brown
#2eac2c  rgb(46, 172, 44)  hsl(119, 59%, 42%)  Kelly Green