Egyptian Blue Color – #1034a6: Codes and Complete Breakdown

Egyptian blue is the first known synthetic pigment in human history, created around 2600 BCE during Egypt’s Fourth Dynasty by firing sand, lime, and copper into calcium copper silicate. Artisans painted it onto tomb walls and the skin of gods. Remarkably, it still glows under infrared light thousands of years later, which is how archaeologists detect traces invisible to the naked eye.

Egyptian Blue color

Egyptian Blue Color Shades

Complementary colors

  1. #1033A6

  2. #A68310

Triadic colors

  1. #1033A6

  2. #A61033

  3. #33A610

Tints or lighter colors

  1. #1541D5

  2. #315CEB

  3. #5F81F0

  4. #8EA6F4

  5. #BCCBF9

Darker colors

  1. #0C2578

  2. #071649

  3. #03081B

Analogous colors

  1. #10A683

  2. #107EA6

  3. #1033A6

  4. #3810A6

  5. #8310A6

Monochromatic colors

  1. #011968

  2. #062897

  3. #0D37C2

  4. #1A4AE9

  5. #4D71E8

#1034a6

Egyptian Blue Color Codes and Information

Complete breakdown of the color Egyptian Blue:

Data TypeValues/Details
Hex#1034a6
RGBrgb(16,52,166)
HSLhsl(226,82.4%,35.7%)
CMYK90, 69, 0, 35
HSV226, 90, 65
RGB %6, 20, 65
XYZ8.3, 5.3, 36.7
LAB27.6, 34, -64.1
Color CategoryDark
Color FamilyBlue
Saturation90%
TemperatureCool
Contrast Ratio Againt White (#ffffff)10.18 (passes WCAG AA)
Contrast Ratio Againt Black (#000000)2.06 (fails WCAG AA)

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