Egyptian Blue (#1034A6)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 10.18:1 — vs black: 2.06:1

Color values

  • HEX #1034A6
  • RGB rgb(16, 52, 166)
  • HSL hsl(225, 90%, 65%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 90.36, 68.67, 0, 34.9 )
  • Websafe #003399

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #1034A6 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Egyptian Blue
#1034A6 Base
#A68210
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Egyptian Blue
#1034A6 Base
#107FA6
#3710A6
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Egyptian Blue
#1034A6 Base
#A61034
#34A610
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Egyptian Blue
#1034A6 Base
#A63710
#7FA610
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Egyptian Blue
#1034A6 Base
#A6107F
#A68210
#10A637
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Egyptian Blue
#1034A6 Base
#03081A
#091E60
#0C2881
#1440CB
#1A4BE9
#5F82F0
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Egyptian Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#020717
#051034
#081950
#0A226D
#0D2B89
Egyptian Blue #1034A6 Base
#1545DD
#426BED
#7996F2
#B1C2F7
#E8EDFD
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #1034A6. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #1034A6;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #1034A6;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #1034A6;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #1034A6,
        #F6D056
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #1034A6,
        #F6D056
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$egyptian-blue: #1034A6;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$egyptian-blue-r: 16;
$egyptian-blue-g: 52;
$egyptian-blue-b: 166;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $egyptian-blue;
    color: rgba($egyptian-blue-r, $egyptian-blue-g, $egyptian-blue-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Egyptian Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #1034A6 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #2D2DA6 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #3131A6 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #004F4F Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #414141 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Egyptian Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Egyptian Blue #1034A6 Base
UA Blue #0033AA ΔE 0.68
Royal Azure #0038A8 ΔE 1.50
Smalt #003399 ΔE 2.19

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.