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#2829CA

#2829ca ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2829ca is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 16.08% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.2% cyan, 79.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 239.63°, with 66.94% saturation and 47.45% 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 9.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.57.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.063

Complementary

  1. #2829ca
  2. #cac928

Split complementary

  1. #2829ca
  2. #ca7828
  3. #7aca28

Analogous

  1. #287aca
  2. #2829ca
  3. #7828ca

Triadic

  1. #2829ca
  2. #ca2829
  3. #29ca28

Tetradic

  1. #2829ca
  2. #c928ca
  3. #cac928
  4. #29ca28

Square

  1. #2829ca
  2. #ca287a
  3. #cac928
  4. #28ca78

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0f4a
  2. #1b1c8a
  3. #2829ca
  4. #5f60df
  5. #9f9fec

Shades

#2829ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2829ca
  2. #2425b6
  3. #2021a2
  4. #1c1d8d
  5. #181979
  6. #141565
  7. #101051
  8. #0c0c3d
  9. #080828
  10. #040414
  11. #000000

Tints

#2829ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2829ca
  2. #3e3ecf
  3. #5354d5
  4. #6969da
  5. #7e7fdf
  6. #9494e5
  7. #a9a9ea
  8. #bfbfef
  9. #d4d4f4
  10. #eaeafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2829ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2829ca
  2. #3132c3
  3. #3a3abb
  4. #4243b4
  5. #4b4cac
  6. #5455a5
  7. #5d5d9e
  8. #666696
  9. #6e6f8f
  10. #777787
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d3d8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ec7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0043cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004ca0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2829ca {
  color: #2829ca;
}
Background
.bg-2829ca {
  background-color: #2829ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2829ca {
  border: 2px solid #2829ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2829ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 41 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 67% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2829ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2829ca, #7828ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2829ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 41 202 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.57 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.08 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.03 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.26 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.67 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.87 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.08 #d7d635 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2829ca  rgb(40, 41, 202)  hsl(240, 67%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#cac928  rgb(202, 201, 40)  hsl(60, 67%, 47%)  Citrine
#ca2829  rgb(202, 40, 41)  hsl(360, 67%, 47%)  Fire Engine Red
#29ca28  rgb(41, 202, 40)  hsl(120, 67%, 47%)  Lime Green