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#2F33AA

#2f33aa ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2f33aa is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 20% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.35% cyan, 70% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 238.05°, with 56.68% saturation and 42.55% 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 9.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 2.77.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0587

Complementary

  1. #2f33aa
  2. #aaa62f

Split complementary

  1. #2f33aa
  2. #aa692f
  3. #70aa2f

Analogous

  1. #2f70aa
  2. #2f33aa
  3. #692faa

Triadic

  1. #2f33aa
  2. #aa2f33
  3. #33aa2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f33aa
  2. #a62faa
  3. #aaa62f
  4. #33aa2f

Square

  1. #2f33aa
  2. #aa2f70
  3. #aaa62f
  4. #2faa69

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0f32
  2. #1e216e
  3. #2f33aa
  4. #5559d0
  5. #9194e1

Shades

#2f33aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f33aa
  2. #2a2e99
  3. #262988
  4. #212477
  5. #1c1f66
  6. #181a55
  7. #131444
  8. #0e0f33
  9. #090a22
  10. #050511
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f33aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f33aa
  2. #4447b3
  3. #595cbb
  4. #6d70c4
  5. #8285cc
  6. #9799d5
  7. #acaddd
  8. #c1c2e6
  9. #d5d6ee
  10. #eaebf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f33aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f33aa
  2. #373ba6
  3. #3f42a2
  4. #474a9d
  5. #4f5299
  6. #585a95
  7. #606191
  8. #68698d
  9. #707188
  10. #787884
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d3e7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004aae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fa8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00546a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0042ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003aa9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004988 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f33aa {
  color: #2f33aa;
}
Background
.bg-2f33aa {
  background-color: #2f33aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f33aa {
  border: 2px solid #2f33aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f33aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 51 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 57% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f33aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f33aa, #692faa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f33aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 51 170 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.77 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.07 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.63 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.59 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.59 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.91 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.92 #d0cc55 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#2f33aa  rgb(47, 51, 170)  hsl(238, 57%, 43%)  Egyptian Blue
#aaa62f  rgb(170, 166, 47)  hsl(58, 57%, 43%)  Brass
#aa2f33  rgb(170, 47, 51)  hsl(358, 57%, 43%)  Brown
#33aa2f  rgb(51, 170, 47)  hsl(118, 57%, 43%)  Kelly Green