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#1729EA

#1729ea ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#1729ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 16.08% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.17% cyan, 82.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 234.88°, with 83.4% saturation and 50.39% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.59.

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Relative luminance0.0771

Complementary

  1. #1729ea
  2. #ead817

Split complementary

  1. #1729ea
  2. #ea6e17
  3. #93ea17

Analogous

  1. #1793ea
  2. #1729ea
  3. #6e17ea

Triadic

  1. #1729ea
  2. #ea1729
  3. #29ea17

Tetradic

  1. #1729ea
  2. #d817ea
  3. #ead817
  4. #29ea17

Square

  1. #1729ea
  2. #ea1793
  3. #ead817
  4. #17ea6e

Monochromatic

  1. #09105f
  2. #0f1ca6
  3. #1729ea
  4. #5d6af0
  5. #a3aaf7

Shades

#1729ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1729ea
  2. #1525d3
  3. #1221bb
  4. #101da4
  5. #0e198c
  6. #0c1575
  7. #09105e
  8. #070c46
  9. #05082f
  10. #020417
  11. #000000

Tints

#1729ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1729ea
  2. #2e3eec
  3. #4554ee
  4. #5d69f0
  5. #747ff2
  6. #8b94f5
  7. #a2a9f7
  8. #b9bff9
  9. #d1d4fb
  10. #e8eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1729ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1729ea
  2. #2232df
  3. #2c3ad5
  4. #3743ca
  5. #414cc0
  6. #4c55b5
  7. #565daa
  8. #6166a0
  9. #6b6f95
  10. #76778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f42a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00698d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004aed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ae8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0056ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1729ea {
  color: #1729ea;
}
Background
.bg-1729ea {
  background-color: #1729ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1729ea {
  border: 2px solid #1729ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1729ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 41 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 83% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1729ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1729ea, #6e17ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1729ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 41 234 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.59 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.24 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.73 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.54 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.87 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.82 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.35 #e8d615 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Blue
#1729ea  rgb(23, 41, 234)  hsl(235, 83%, 50%)  Blue
#ead817  rgb(234, 216, 23)  hsl(55, 83%, 50%)  Citrine
#ea1729  rgb(234, 23, 41)  hsl(355, 83%, 50%)  Cadmium Red
#29ea17  rgb(41, 234, 23)  hsl(115, 83%, 50%)  Lime