Nearest-color comparison

Egyptian Blue vs Persian Blue

Egyptian Blue and Persian Blue are different blue colors with HEX values #1034A6 and #1C39BB. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 24.7, their contrast ratio is 1.14:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Egyptian Blue and Persian Blue are very close colors. Persian Blue is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.14:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Egyptian Blue#1034A6

Persian Blue#1C39BB

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Egyptian Blue and Persian Blue across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance24.7

Pair contrast1.14:1

Luminance delta0.0144

Hue delta3 deg

Lighter colorPersian Blue

More saturatedEgyptian Blue

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

blue color

Egyptian Blue

Egyptian Blue is #1034A6, a cool blue color with vibrant and jewel tone character. Compared with Persian Blue, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#1034A6 RGB16, 52, 166 HSL226, 82, 36 CMYK90, 69, 0, 35 Luminance0.0532 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

blue color

Persian Blue

Persian Blue is #1C39BB, a cool blue color with vibrant and jewel tone character. Compared with Egyptian Blue, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#1C39BB RGB28, 57, 187 HSL229, 74, 42 CMYK85, 70, 0, 27 Luminance0.0676 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Egyptian Blue or Persian Blue

Choose Egyptian BlueEgyptian Blue is better when the design needs vibrant and jewel tone blue character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #1034A6.

Choose Persian BluePersian Blue is better when the design needs vibrant and jewel tone blue character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #1C39BB.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyEgyptian BluePersian Blue

HEX#1034A6#1C39BB

RGB16, 52, 16628, 57, 187

HSL226, 82, 36229, 74, 42

CMYK90, 69, 0, 3585, 70, 0, 27

FamilyBlueBlue

TemperatureCoolCool

ToneVibrant, Jewel ToneVibrant, Jewel Tone

Luminance0.05320.0676

Black contrast2.06:12.35:1

White contrast10.17:18.93:1

Shared tonesVibrant, Jewel Tone

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Egyptian Bluewhite text - 10.17:1

Persian Bluewhite text - 8.93:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Egyptian Blue#1034A6

Persian Blue#1C39BB

#2A56EA#2A56EA

#4E69E4#4E69E4

#A78411#A78411

#BA9D1C#BA9D1C

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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    },
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  },
  {
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    "name": "Persian Blue",
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      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 8.93
    },
    "description": "Persian Blue is #1C39BB, a cool blue color with vibrant and jewel tone character. Compared with Egyptian Blue, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/persian-blue/",
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  }
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Differences

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  "hslDelta": {
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    "saturation": 8,
    "lightness": 6
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0144,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "vibrant",
    "jewel-tone"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Persian Blue",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Egyptian Blue"
}

Accessibility

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  "pairContrastRatio": 1.14,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Egyptian Blue",
      "background": "#1034A6",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 10.17
    },
    {
      "color": "Persian Blue",
      "background": "#1C39BB",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 8.93
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseSecondWhen": "Persian Blue is better when the design needs vibrant and jewel tone blue character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #1C39BB.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
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Related API

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Full JSON dataset

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