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#2D309E

#2d309e ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2d309e is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 18.82% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.52% cyan, 69.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 238.41°, with 55.67% saturation and 39.8% 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 10.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 2.87.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0514

Complementary

  1. #2d309e
  2. #9e9b2d

Split complementary

  1. #2d309e
  2. #9e622d
  3. #689e2d

Analogous

  1. #2d689e
  2. #2d309e
  3. #622d9e

Triadic

  1. #2d309e
  2. #9e2d30
  3. #309e2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d309e
  2. #9b2d9e
  3. #9e9b2d
  4. #309e2d

Square

  1. #2d309e
  2. #9e2d68
  3. #9e9b2d
  4. #2d9e62

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0c27
  2. #1c1e62
  3. #2d309e
  4. #4c4fcc
  5. #8789dd

Shades

#2d309e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d309e
  2. #292b8e
  3. #24267e
  4. #20226f
  5. #1b1d5f
  6. #17184f
  7. #12133f
  8. #0e0e2f
  9. #090a20
  10. #050510
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d309e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d309e
  2. #4245a8
  3. #5759b1
  4. #6c6ebb
  5. #8183c5
  6. #9698cf
  7. #abacd8
  8. #c0c1e2
  9. #d5d6ec
  10. #eaeaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d309e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d309e
  2. #35389b
  3. #3e4098
  4. #464895
  5. #4e5092
  6. #57588f
  7. #5f608c
  8. #676889
  9. #6f7086
  10. #787883
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #393a72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0045a1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003b9c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004e63 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ea0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00379d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00447f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d309e {
  color: #2d309e;
}
Background
.bg-2d309e {
  background-color: #2d309e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2d309e {
  border: 2px solid #2d309e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d309e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 48 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 56% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d309e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d309e, #622d9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d309e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 48 158 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.87 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.93 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.25 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.66 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.36 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.38 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.90 #d2cf61 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#2d309e  rgb(45, 48, 158)  hsl(238, 56%, 40%)  Egyptian Blue
#9e9b2d  rgb(158, 155, 45)  hsl(58, 56%, 40%)  Brass
#9e2d30  rgb(158, 45, 48)  hsl(358, 56%, 40%)  Brown
#309e2d  rgb(48, 158, 45)  hsl(118, 56%, 40%)  Islamic Green