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#052D9E

#052d9e ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#052d9e is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 17.65% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.84% cyan, 71.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 224.31°, with 93.87% saturation and 31.96% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 2.16.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0438

Complementary

  1. #052d9e
  2. #9e7605

Split complementary

  1. #052d9e
  2. #9e2905
  3. #7a9e05

Analogous

  1. #057a9e
  2. #052d9e
  3. #29059e

Triadic

  1. #052d9e
  2. #9e052d
  3. #2d9e05

Tetradic

  1. #052d9e
  2. #76059e
  3. #9e7605
  4. #2d9e05

Square

  1. #052d9e
  2. #9e057a
  3. #9e7605
  4. #059e29

Monochromatic

  1. #010614
  2. #031854
  3. #052d9e
  4. #0742e8
  5. #4373f9

Shades

#052d9e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #052d9e
  2. #05298e
  3. #04247e
  4. #04206f
  5. #031b5f
  6. #03174f
  7. #02123f
  8. #020e2f
  9. #010920
  10. #010510
  11. #000000

Tints

#052d9e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #052d9e
  2. #1e42a8
  3. #3757b1
  4. #506cbb
  5. #6981c5
  6. #8296cf
  7. #9babd8
  8. #b4c0e2
  9. #cdd5ec
  10. #e6eaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#052d9e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #052d9e
  2. #11359b
  3. #1e3e98
  4. #2a4695
  5. #364e92
  6. #43578f
  7. #4f5f8c
  8. #5b6789
  9. #676f86
  10. #747883
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2e3670 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0042a1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00349c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004d62 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ba0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00319d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00437e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-052d9e {
  color: #052d9e;
}
Background
.bg-052d9e {
  background-color: #052d9e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-052d9e {
  border: 2px solid #052d9e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #052d9e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 45 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 94% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-052d9e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #052d9e, #29059e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-052d9e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 45 158 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.16 #003399 Smalt ΔE 2.30 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 2.85 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.12 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.87 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.45 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 8.19 #fad261 Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#052d9e  rgb(5, 45, 158)  hsl(224, 94%, 32%)  Egyptian Blue
#9e7605  rgb(158, 118, 5)  hsl(44, 94%, 32%)  Dark Goldenrod
#9e052d  rgb(158, 5, 45)  hsl(344, 94%, 32%)  Vivid Burgundy
#2d9e05  rgb(45, 158, 5)  hsl(104, 94%, 32%)  Islamic Green