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#052DAB

#052dab ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#052dab 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 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.08% cyan, 73.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 225.54°, with 94.32% saturation and 34.51% 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 10.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 2.14.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0485

Complementary

  1. #052dab
  2. #ab8305

Split complementary

  1. #052dab
  2. #ab3005
  3. #80ab05

Analogous

  1. #0580ab
  2. #052dab
  3. #3005ab

Triadic

  1. #052dab
  2. #ab052d
  3. #2dab05

Tetradic

  1. #052dab
  2. #8305ab
  3. #ab8305
  4. #2dab05

Square

  1. #052dab
  2. #ab0580
  3. #ab8305
  4. #05ab30

Monochromatic

  1. #010616
  2. #031961
  3. #052dab
  4. #0741f5
  5. #4f78fa

Shades

#052dab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #052dab
  2. #05299a
  3. #042489
  4. #042078
  5. #031b67
  6. #031756
  7. #021244
  8. #020e33
  9. #010922
  10. #010511
  11. #000000

Tints

#052dab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #052dab
  2. #1e42b3
  3. #3757bc
  4. #506cc4
  5. #6981cd
  6. #8296d5
  7. #9babdd
  8. #b4c0e6
  9. #cdd5ee
  10. #e6eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#052dab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #052dab
  2. #1135a7
  3. #1e3ea2
  4. #2a469e
  5. #364e9a
  6. #435796
  7. #4f5f91
  8. #5b678d
  9. #676f89
  10. #747884
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #303879 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0046af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0036a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005269 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003dad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004688 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-052dab {
  color: #052dab;
}
Background
.bg-052dab {
  background-color: #052dab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-052dab {
  border: 2px solid #052dab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #052dab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 45 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 94% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-052dab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #052dab, #3005ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-052dab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 45 171 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.14 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.61 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.83 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.88 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.39 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.36 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.03 #fad254 Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#052dab  rgb(5, 45, 171)  hsl(226, 94%, 35%)  Egyptian Blue
#ab8305  rgb(171, 131, 5)  hsl(46, 94%, 35%)  Dark Goldenrod
#ab052d  rgb(171, 5, 45)  hsl(346, 94%, 35%)  Vivid Burgundy
#2dab05  rgb(45, 171, 5)  hsl(106, 94%, 35%)  Kelly Green