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#223AAA

#223aaa ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#223aaa is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.33% red, 22.75% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80% cyan, 65.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 229.41°, with 66.67% saturation and 40% 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 9.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 1.92.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0627

Complementary

  1. #223aaa
  2. #aa9222

Split complementary

  1. #223aaa
  2. #aa4e22
  3. #7eaa22

Analogous

  1. #227eaa
  2. #223aaa
  3. #4e22aa

Triadic

  1. #223aaa
  2. #aa223a
  3. #3aaa22

Tetradic

  1. #223aaa
  2. #9222aa
  3. #aa9222
  4. #3aaa22

Square

  1. #223aaa
  2. #aa227e
  3. #aa9222
  4. #22aa4e

Monochromatic

  1. #080f2b
  2. #15246a
  3. #223aaa
  4. #405bd9
  5. #7f92e6

Shades

#223aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #223aaa
  2. #1f3499
  3. #1b2e88
  4. #182977
  5. #142366
  6. #111d55
  7. #0e1744
  8. #0a1133
  9. #070c22
  10. #030611
  11. #000000

Tints

#223aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #223aaa
  2. #384eb3
  3. #4e61bb
  4. #6475c4
  5. #7a89cc
  6. #919dd5
  7. #a7b0dd
  8. #bdc4e6
  9. #d3d8ee
  10. #e9ebf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#223aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #223aaa
  2. #2b41a6
  3. #3548a2
  4. #3e4f9d
  5. #485699
  6. #515d95
  7. #5a6491
  8. #646b8d
  9. #6d7288
  10. #777984
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b427b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004dae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00586d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0046ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ea9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004e89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-223aaa {
  color: #223aaa;
}
Background
.bg-223aaa {
  background-color: #223aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-223aaa {
  border: 2px solid #223aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #223aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 58 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 67% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-223aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #223aaa, #4e22aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-223aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 58 170 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 1.92 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.32 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.54 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.33 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.98 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.73 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.30 #ddc555 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#223aaa  rgb(34, 58, 170)  hsl(229, 67%, 40%)  Egyptian Blue
#aa9222  rgb(170, 146, 34)  hsl(49, 67%, 40%)  Brass
#aa223a  rgb(170, 34, 58)  hsl(349, 67%, 40%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3aaa22  rgb(58, 170, 34)  hsl(109, 67%, 40%)  Kelly Green