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Egyptian Blue Palette

Egyptian Blue Palette: #1034A6, #A78411, #117FA7, #3911A7. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Egyptian Blue Palette assigns primary #1034A6, secondary #A78411, surface #117FA7, background #3911A7, accent #FFFFFF. The set spans Blue, Yellow, Purple, and Gray families with cool, warm, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #3911A7 at 0.0406 to #FFFFFF at 1; black gives higher contrast on 3 of 5 values.

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Blue palettedominant group
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Palette Color Roles

Egyptian Blue Palette maps 5 colors to practical UI roles for interfaces, brand systems, and CSS tokens.

Primary#1034A6Egyptian Blue
Secondary#A78411#A78411
Surface#117FA7#117FA7
Background#3911A7#3911A7
Accent#FFFFFFWhite

CSS Variables

--palette-egyptian-blue-primary: #1034A6;
--palette-egyptian-blue-secondary: #A78411;
--palette-egyptian-blue-surface: #117FA7;
--palette-egyptian-blue-background: #3911A7;
--palette-egyptian-blue-accent: #FFFFFF;

Accessibility Snapshot

Compare all 5 Egyptian Blue Palette values against black and white text, with the stronger standard foreground identified for each role.

Primary#1034A6
Black 2.06:1 · White 10.17:1
Best #FFFFFF
Secondary#A78411
Black 5.95:1 · White 3.53:1
Best #000000
Surface#117FA7
Black 4.62:1 · White 4.55:1
Best #000000
Background#3911A7
Black 1.81:1 · White 11.59:1
Best #FFFFFF
Accent#FFFFFF
Black 21:1 · White 1:1
Best #000000

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Egyptian Blue Palette roles behave together across common interface components before copying the CSS variables.

ButtonPrimary action with checked foreground contrast.
CardSurface treatment using palette roles.
AlertBackground, text, and accent roles together.
NavbarSecondary role with accent state.

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Egyptian Blue Palette Data (JSON)

Structured palette data for Egyptian Blue Palette, including color roles, accessibility, semantic groups, use cases, CSS variables, and API links.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0532
Black text2.06:1AA Fail
White text10.17:1AA Pass
colorsPalette colors with roles and color systems
rolesPrimary, secondary, surface, background, and accent mapping
accessibilityContrast and WCAG text options by palette color
semanticGroupsAI-readable palette labels
useCasesDesign and implementation contexts
cssVariablesCopy-ready CSS custom properties
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Roles
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#1034A6",
    "name": "Egyptian Blue"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#A78411",
    "name": "#A78411"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#117FA7",
    "name": "#117FA7"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#3911A7",
    "name": "#3911A7"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#1034A6",
    "name": "Egyptian Blue",
    "blackContrast": 2.06,
    "whiteContrast": 10.17,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#A78411",
    "name": "#A78411",
    "blackContrast": 5.95,
    "whiteContrast": 3.53,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#117FA7",
    "name": "#117FA7",
    "blackContrast": 4.62,
    "whiteContrast": 4.55,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#3911A7",
    "name": "#3911A7",
    "blackContrast": 1.81,
    "whiteContrast": 11.59,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White",
    "blackContrast": 21,
    "whiteContrast": 1,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "egyptian blue palette",
  "generated palette",
  "blue palette",
  "yellow palette",
  "purple palette",
  "gray palette",
  "vibrant palette",
  "jewel tone palette",
  "light palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "cool palette",
  "warm palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "calm digital interfaces"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-egyptian-blue-primary: #1034A6;\n--palette-egyptian-blue-secondary: #A78411;\n--palette-egyptian-blue-surface: #117FA7;\n--palette-egyptian-blue-background: #3911A7;\n--palette-egyptian-blue-accent: #FFFFFF;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "egyptian-blue",
  "name": "Egyptian Blue Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "egyptian-blue",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Egyptian Blue, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Egyptian Blue Palette combines primary #1034A6, secondary #A78411, surface #117FA7, background #3911A7, accent #FFFFFF. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a blue palette, yellow palette, purple palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.",
  "semanticGroups": [
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    "generated palette",
    "blue palette",
    "yellow palette",
    "purple palette",
    "gray palette",
    "vibrant palette",
    "jewel tone palette",
    "light palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "cool palette",
    "warm palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "calm digital interfaces"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#1034A6",
      "slug": "egyptian-blue",
      "name": "Egyptian Blue",
      "rgb": [
        16,
        52,
        166
      ],
      "hsl": [
        226,
        82,
        36
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        90,
        69,
        0,
        35
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant",
        "jewel-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0532,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 2.06,
        "white": 10.17
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/egyptian-blue/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#A78411",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#A78411",
      "rgb": [
        167,
        132,
        17
      ],
      "hsl": [
        46,
        82,
        36
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        21,
        90,
        35
      ],
      "family": "yellow",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
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      ],
      "luminance": 0.2476,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 5.95,
        "white": 3.53
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#117FA7",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#117FA7",
      "rgb": [
        17,
        127,
        167
      ],
      "hsl": [
        196,
        82,
        36
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        90,
        24,
        0,
        35
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant",
        "jewel-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1809,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 4.62,
        "white": 4.55
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#FFFFFF"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#3911A7",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#3911A7",
      "rgb": [
        57,
        17,
        167
      ],
      "hsl": [
        256,
        82,
        36
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        66,
        90,
        0,
        35
      ],
      "family": "purple",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant",
        "jewel-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0406,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1.81,
        "white": 11.59
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "slug": "white",
      "name": "White",
      "rgb": [
        255,
        255,
        255
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "light",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 1,
      "contrast": {
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        "white": 1
      },
      "wcag": {
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          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/white/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#1034A6",
      "name": "Egyptian Blue"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#A78411",
      "name": "#A78411"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#117FA7",
      "name": "#117FA7"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#3911A7",
      "name": "#3911A7"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#1034A6",
      "name": "Egyptian Blue",
      "blackContrast": 2.06,
      "whiteContrast": 10.17,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#A78411",
      "name": "#A78411",
      "blackContrast": 5.95,
      "whiteContrast": 3.53,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#117FA7",
      "name": "#117FA7",
      "blackContrast": 4.62,
      "whiteContrast": 4.55,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#FFFFFF"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#3911A7",
      "name": "#3911A7",
      "blackContrast": 1.81,
      "whiteContrast": 11.59,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White",
      "blackContrast": 21,
      "whiteContrast": 1,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-egyptian-blue-primary: #1034A6;\n--palette-egyptian-blue-secondary: #A78411;\n--palette-egyptian-blue-surface: #117FA7;\n--palette-egyptian-blue-background: #3911A7;\n--palette-egyptian-blue-accent: #FFFFFF;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/egyptian-blue.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/egyptian-blue.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/egyptian-blue/",
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}
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