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#2F309E

#2f309e ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2f309e is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 18.82% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.25% cyan, 69.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 239.46°, with 54.15% 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 10.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 3.07.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0519

Complementary

  1. #2f309e
  2. #9e9d2f

Split complementary

  1. #2f309e
  2. #9e662f
  3. #689e2f

Analogous

  1. #2f689e
  2. #2f309e
  3. #662f9e

Triadic

  1. #2f309e
  2. #9e2f30
  3. #309e2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f309e
  2. #9d2f9e
  3. #9e9d2f
  4. #309e2f

Square

  1. #2f309e
  2. #9e2f68
  3. #9e9d2f
  4. #2f9e66

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0c28
  2. #1d1e63
  3. #2f309e
  4. #4f50cb
  5. #8a8bdc

Shades

#2f309e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f309e
  2. #2a2b8e
  3. #26267e
  4. #21226f
  5. #1c1d5f
  6. #18184f
  7. #13133f
  8. #0e0e2f
  9. #090a20
  10. #050510
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f309e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f309e
  2. #4445a8
  3. #5959b1
  4. #6d6ebb
  5. #8283c5
  6. #9798cf
  7. #acacd8
  8. #c1c1e2
  9. #d5d6ec
  10. #eaeaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f309e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f309e
  2. #37389b
  3. #3f4098
  4. #474895
  5. #4f5092
  6. #58588f
  7. #60608c
  8. #686889
  9. #707086
  10. #787883
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a3a72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0046a1 ≈ 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-2f309e {
  color: #2f309e;
}
Background
.bg-2f309e {
  background-color: #2f309e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f309e {
  border: 2px solid #2f309e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f309e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 48 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 54% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f309e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f309e, #662f9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f309e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 48 158 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.07 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.16 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.39 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.73 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.25 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.38 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.77 #d0cf61 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#2f309e  rgb(47, 48, 158)  hsl(239, 54%, 40%)  Egyptian Blue
#9e9d2f  rgb(158, 157, 47)  hsl(59, 54%, 40%)  Brass
#9e2f30  rgb(158, 47, 48)  hsl(359, 54%, 40%)  Brown
#309e2f  rgb(48, 158, 47)  hsl(119, 54%, 40%)  Islamic Green