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#332AAE

#332aae ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#332aae is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 16.47% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.69% cyan, 75.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 244.09°, with 61.11% saturation and 42.35% 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 10.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 4.68.

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Relative luminance0.0542

Complementary

  1. #332aae
  2. #a5ae2a

Split complementary

  1. #332aae
  2. #ae752a
  3. #63ae2a

Analogous

  1. #2a63ae
  2. #332aae
  3. #752aae

Triadic

  1. #332aae
  2. #ae332a
  3. #2aae33

Tetradic

  1. #332aae
  2. #ae2aa5
  3. #a5ae2a
  4. #2aae33

Square

  1. #332aae
  2. #ae2a63
  3. #a5ae2a
  4. #2aae75

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0c33
  2. #211b70
  3. #332aae
  4. #5950d5
  5. #938de4

Shades

#332aae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #332aae
  2. #2e269d
  3. #29228b
  4. #241d7a
  5. #1f1968
  6. #1a1557
  7. #141146
  8. #0f0d34
  9. #0a0823
  10. #050411
  11. #000000

Tints

#332aae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #332aae
  2. #473fb6
  3. #5c55be
  4. #706ac6
  5. #857fce
  6. #9995d7
  7. #adaadf
  8. #c2bfe7
  9. #d6d4ef
  10. #ebeaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#332aae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #332aae
  2. #3b33a9
  3. #423ba5
  4. #4a44a0
  5. #524c9c
  6. #5a5597
  7. #615e92
  8. #69668e
  9. #716f89
  10. #787785
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c3a7c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003cac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00516a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003eb0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00448b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-332aae {
  color: #332aae;
}
Background
.bg-332aae {
  background-color: #332aae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-332aae {
  border: 2px solid #332aae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #332aae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 42 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 61% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-332aae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #332aae, #752aae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-332aae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 42 174 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.68 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.76 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.15 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.36 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.12 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.39 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.74 #ccd551 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#332aae  rgb(51, 42, 174)  hsl(244, 61%, 42%)  Egyptian Blue
#a5ae2a  rgb(165, 174, 42)  hsl(64, 61%, 42%)  Apple Green
#ae332a  rgb(174, 51, 42)  hsl(4, 61%, 42%)  Firebrick
#2aae33  rgb(42, 174, 51)  hsl(124, 61%, 42%)  Kelly Green