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#3232A3

#3232a3 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3232a3 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.61% red, 19.61% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.33% cyan, 69.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 53.05% saturation and 41.76% 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 9.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 3.05.

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Relative luminance0.056

Complementary

  1. #3232a3
  2. #a3a332

Split complementary

  1. #3232a3
  2. #a36a32
  3. #6aa332

Analogous

  1. #326aa3
  2. #3232a3
  3. #6a32a3

Triadic

  1. #3232a3
  2. #a33232
  3. #32a332

Tetradic

  1. #3232a3
  2. #a332a3
  3. #a3a332
  4. #32a332

Square

  1. #3232a3
  2. #a3326a
  3. #a3a332
  4. #32a36a

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0e2e
  2. #202068
  3. #3232a3
  4. #5656cb
  5. #9191dd

Shades

#3232a3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3232a3
  2. #2d2d93
  3. #282882
  4. #232372
  5. #1e1e62
  6. #191952
  7. #141441
  8. #0f0f31
  9. #0a0a21
  10. #050510
  11. #000000

Tints

#3232a3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3232a3
  2. #4747ac
  3. #5b5bb5
  4. #7070bf
  5. #8484c8
  6. #9999d1
  7. #adadda
  8. #c2c2e3
  9. #d6d6ed
  10. #ebebf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3232a3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3232a3
  2. #3a3aa0
  3. #42429c
  4. #494999
  5. #515195
  6. #595992
  7. #61618e
  8. #69698b
  9. #707087
  10. #787884
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d3d76 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048a6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ea1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005166 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0040a5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0039a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004683 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3232a3 {
  color: #3232a3;
}
Background
.bg-3232a3 {
  background-color: #3232a3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3232a3 {
  border: 2px solid #3232a3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3232a3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 50 50 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 53% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3232a3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3232a3, #6a32a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3232a3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(50 50 163 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.05 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.05 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.52 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.15 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.94 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.23 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.79 #cdcd5c Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#3232a3  rgb(50, 50, 163)  hsl(240, 53%, 42%)  Egyptian Blue
#a3a332  rgb(163, 163, 50)  hsl(60, 53%, 42%)  Brass
#a33232  rgb(163, 50, 50)  hsl(0, 53%, 42%)  Brown
#32a332  rgb(50, 163, 50)  hsl(120, 53%, 42%)  Islamic Green