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#2C2FA5

#2c2fa5 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2c2fa5 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 18.43% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.33% cyan, 71.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 238.51°, with 57.89% saturation and 40.98% 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 10.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 2.89.

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Relative luminance0.0529

Complementary

  1. #2c2fa5
  2. #a5a22c

Split complementary

  1. #2c2fa5
  2. #a5652c
  3. #6ca52c

Analogous

  1. #2c6ca5
  2. #2c2fa5
  3. #652ca5

Triadic

  1. #2c2fa5
  2. #a52c2f
  3. #2fa52c

Tetradic

  1. #2c2fa5
  2. #a22ca5
  3. #a5a22c
  4. #2fa52c

Square

  1. #2c2fa5
  2. #a52c6c
  3. #a5a22c
  4. #2ca565

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0d2c
  2. #1c1e69
  3. #2c2fa5
  4. #4e51d0
  5. #8a8ce0

Shades

#2c2fa5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c2fa5
  2. #282a95
  3. #232684
  4. #1f2174
  5. #1a1c63
  6. #161853
  7. #121342
  8. #0d0e32
  9. #090921
  10. #040511
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c2fa5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c2fa5
  2. #4144ae
  3. #5659b7
  4. #6b6dc0
  5. #8082c9
  6. #9697d2
  7. #abacdb
  8. #c0c1e4
  9. #d5d5ed
  10. #eaeaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c2fa5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c2fa5
  2. #3437a1
  3. #3d3f9e
  4. #45479a
  5. #4e4f96
  6. #565893
  7. #5e608f
  8. #67688b
  9. #6f7087
  10. #787884
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a3b76 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0047a9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ba3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005066 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ea7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037a4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004584 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c2fa5 {
  color: #2c2fa5;
}
Background
.bg-2c2fa5 {
  background-color: #2c2fa5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2c2fa5 {
  border: 2px solid #2c2fa5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c2fa5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 47 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 58% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c2fa5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c2fa5, #652ca5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c2fa5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 47 165 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.89 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.09 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.42 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.45 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.89 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.65 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.10 #d3d05a Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#2c2fa5  rgb(44, 47, 165)  hsl(239, 58%, 41%)  Egyptian Blue
#a5a22c  rgb(165, 162, 44)  hsl(59, 58%, 41%)  Brass
#a52c2f  rgb(165, 44, 47)  hsl(359, 58%, 41%)  Brown
#2fa52c  rgb(47, 165, 44)  hsl(119, 58%, 41%)  Islamic Green