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#2829A6

#2829a6 ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2829a6 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 16.08% green and 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.9% cyan, 75.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 239.52°, with 61.17% saturation and 40.39% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 3.73.

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Relative luminance0.0479

Complementary

  1. #2829a6
  2. #a6a528

Split complementary

  1. #2829a6
  2. #a66628
  3. #68a628

Analogous

  1. #2868a6
  2. #2829a6
  3. #6628a6

Triadic

  1. #2829a6
  2. #a62829
  3. #29a628

Tetradic

  1. #2829a6
  2. #a528a6
  3. #a6a528
  4. #29a628

Square

  1. #2829a6
  2. #a62868
  3. #a6a528
  4. #28a666

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0b2b
  2. #191a68
  3. #2829a6
  4. #4849d3
  5. #8586e2

Shades

#2829a6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2829a6
  2. #242595
  3. #202185
  4. #1c1d74
  5. #181964
  6. #141553
  7. #101042
  8. #0c0c32
  9. #080821
  10. #040411
  11. #000000

Tints

#2829a6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2829a6
  2. #3e3eaf
  3. #5354b8
  4. #6969c1
  5. #7e7fca
  6. #9494d3
  7. #a9a9db
  8. #bfbfe4
  9. #d4d4ed
  10. #eaeaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2829a6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2829a6
  2. #3132a2
  3. #3a3a9e
  4. #42439b
  5. #4b4c97
  6. #545593
  7. #5d5d8f
  8. #66668b
  9. #6e6f88
  10. #777784
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #363776 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0044aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0038a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004e65 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ba8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032a5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004284 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2829a6 {
  color: #2829a6;
}
Background
.bg-2829a6 {
  background-color: #2829a6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2829a6 {
  border: 2px solid #2829a6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2829a6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 41 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 61% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2829a6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2829a6, #6628a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2829a6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 41 166 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.73 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.87 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.41 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.08 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.19 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.58 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.08 #d7d659 Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#2829a6  rgb(40, 41, 166)  hsl(240, 61%, 40%)  Imperial Blue
#a6a528  rgb(166, 165, 40)  hsl(60, 61%, 40%)  Brass
#a62829  rgb(166, 40, 41)  hsl(360, 61%, 40%)  Brown
#29a628  rgb(41, 166, 40)  hsl(120, 61%, 40%)  Kelly Green