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#2D329E

#2d329e ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2d329e is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 19.61% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.52% cyan, 68.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 237.35°, 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 10.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 2.57.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0531

Complementary

  1. #2d329e
  2. #9e992d

Split complementary

  1. #2d329e
  2. #9e602d
  3. #6a9e2d

Analogous

  1. #2d6a9e
  2. #2d329e
  3. #602d9e

Triadic

  1. #2d329e
  2. #9e2d32
  3. #329e2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d329e
  2. #992d9e
  3. #9e992d
  4. #329e2d

Square

  1. #2d329e
  2. #9e2d6a
  3. #9e992d
  4. #2d9e60

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0c27
  2. #1c1f62
  3. #2d329e
  4. #4c51cc
  5. #878bdd

Shades

#2d329e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d329e
  2. #292d8e
  3. #24287e
  4. #20236f
  5. #1b1e5f
  6. #17194f
  7. #12143f
  8. #0e0f2f
  9. #090a20
  10. #050510
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d329e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d329e
  2. #4247a8
  3. #575bb1
  4. #6c70bb
  5. #8184c5
  6. #9699cf
  7. #abadd8
  8. #c0c2e2
  9. #d5d6ec
  10. #eaebf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d329e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d329e
  2. #353a9b
  3. #3e4298
  4. #464995
  5. #4e5192
  6. #57598f
  7. #5f618c
  8. #676989
  9. #6f7086
  10. #787883
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a3c72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0046a1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003c9c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004f63 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fa0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00389d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00457f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d329e {
  color: #2d329e;
}
Background
.bg-2d329e {
  background-color: #2d329e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2d329e {
  border: 2px solid #2d329e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d329e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 50 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 56% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d329e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d329e, #602d9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d329e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 50 158 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.57 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.65 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.40 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.62 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.12 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.64 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.88 #d2cd61 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#2d329e  rgb(45, 50, 158)  hsl(237, 56%, 40%)  Egyptian Blue
#9e992d  rgb(158, 153, 45)  hsl(57, 56%, 40%)  Brass
#9e2d32  rgb(158, 45, 50)  hsl(357, 56%, 40%)  Brown
#329e2d  rgb(50, 158, 45)  hsl(117, 56%, 40%)  Islamic Green