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#312BAF

#312baf ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#312baf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.22% red, 16.86% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72% cyan, 75.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 242.73°, with 60.55% saturation and 42.75% 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 10.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 4.4.

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Relative luminance0.0548

Complementary

  1. #312baf
  2. #a9af2b

Split complementary

  1. #312baf
  2. #af732b
  3. #67af2b

Analogous

  1. #2b67af
  2. #312baf
  3. #732baf

Triadic

  1. #312baf
  2. #af312b
  3. #2baf31

Tetradic

  1. #312baf
  2. #af2ba9
  3. #a9af2b
  4. #2baf31

Square

  1. #312baf
  2. #af2b67
  3. #a9af2b
  4. #2baf73

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0d34
  2. #201c72
  3. #312baf
  4. #5852d4
  5. #938fe4

Shades

#312baf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #312baf
  2. #2c279e
  3. #27228c
  4. #221e7b
  5. #1d1a69
  6. #191658
  7. #141146
  8. #0f0d35
  9. #0a0923
  10. #050412
  11. #000000

Tints

#312baf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #312baf
  2. #4640b7
  3. #5a55bf
  4. #6f6bc7
  5. #8380cf
  6. #9895d7
  7. #adaadf
  8. #c1bfe7
  9. #d6d5ef
  10. #eaeaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#312baf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #312baf
  2. #3934aa
  3. #413ca6
  4. #4945a1
  5. #514d9c
  6. #595698
  7. #605e93
  8. #68678e
  9. #706f89
  10. #787885
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c3a7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048b3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003cad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00526b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003eb1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00458b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-312baf {
  color: #312baf;
}
Background
.bg-312baf {
  background-color: #312baf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-312baf {
  border: 2px solid #312baf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #312baf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 49 43 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 61% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-312baf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #312baf, #732baf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-312baf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(49 43 175 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.40 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.42 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.27 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.36 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.17 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.21 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.62 #ced450 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#312baf  rgb(49, 43, 175)  hsl(243, 61%, 43%)  Egyptian Blue
#a9af2b  rgb(169, 175, 43)  hsl(63, 61%, 43%)  Brass
#af312b  rgb(175, 49, 43)  hsl(3, 61%, 43%)  Firebrick
#2baf31  rgb(43, 175, 49)  hsl(123, 61%, 43%)  Kelly Green