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#112EAA

#112eaa ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#112eaa is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.67% red, 18.04% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90% cyan, 72.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 228.63°, with 81.82% saturation and 36.67% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 1.94.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0498

Complementary

  1. #112eaa
  2. #aa8d11

Split complementary

  1. #112eaa
  2. #aa4111
  3. #7baa11

Analogous

  1. #117baa
  2. #112eaa
  3. #4111aa

Triadic

  1. #112eaa
  2. #aa112e
  3. #2eaa11

Tetradic

  1. #112eaa
  2. #8d11aa
  3. #aa8d11
  4. #2eaa11

Square

  1. #112eaa
  2. #aa117b
  3. #aa8d11
  4. #11aa41

Monochromatic

  1. #03081f
  2. #0a1b64
  3. #112eaa
  4. #1f45e9
  5. #647ff0

Shades

#112eaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #112eaa
  2. #0f2999
  3. #0e2588
  4. #0c2077
  5. #0a1c66
  6. #091755
  7. #071244
  8. #050e33
  9. #030922
  10. #020511
  11. #000000

Tints

#112eaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #112eaa
  2. #2943b3
  3. #4158bb
  4. #586dc4
  5. #7082cc
  6. #8897d5
  7. #a0abdd
  8. #b8c0e6
  9. #cfd5ee
  10. #e7eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#112eaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #112eaa
  2. #1c36a6
  3. #273ea2
  4. #32479d
  5. #3d4f99
  6. #495795
  7. #545f91
  8. #5f678d
  9. #6a7088
  10. #757884
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #323979 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0046ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0038a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005269 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003eac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004688 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-112eaa {
  color: #112eaa;
}
Background
.bg-112eaa {
  background-color: #112eaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-112eaa {
  border: 2px solid #112eaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #112eaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 46 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 82% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-112eaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #112eaa, #4111aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-112eaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 46 170 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 1.94 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.54 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.69 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.96 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.59 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.53 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.82 #eed155 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#112eaa  rgb(17, 46, 170)  hsl(229, 82%, 37%)  Egyptian Blue
#aa8d11  rgb(170, 141, 17)  hsl(49, 82%, 37%)  Dark Goldenrod
#aa112e  rgb(170, 17, 46)  hsl(349, 82%, 37%)  Vivid Burgundy
#2eaa11  rgb(46, 170, 17)  hsl(109, 82%, 37%)  Kelly Green