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#2829CD

#2829cd ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2829cd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.49% cyan, 80% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 239.64°, with 67.35% saturation and 48.04% 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 9.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.71.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0644

Complementary

  1. #2829cd
  2. #cdcc28

Split complementary

  1. #2829cd
  2. #cd7a28
  3. #7bcd28

Analogous

  1. #287bcd
  2. #2829cd
  3. #7a28cd

Triadic

  1. #2829cd
  2. #cd2829
  3. #29cd28

Tetradic

  1. #2829cd
  2. #cc28cd
  3. #cdcc28
  4. #29cd28

Square

  1. #2829cd
  2. #cd287b
  3. #cdcc28
  4. #28cd7a

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0f4d
  2. #1c1c8d
  3. #2829cd
  4. #6162e0
  5. #a1a2ed

Shades

#2829cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2829cd
  2. #2425b9
  3. #2021a4
  4. #1c1d90
  5. #18197b
  6. #141567
  7. #101052
  8. #0c0c3e
  9. #080829
  10. #040415
  11. #000000

Tints

#2829cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2829cd
  2. #3e3ed2
  3. #5354d7
  4. #6969dc
  5. #7e7fe1
  6. #9494e6
  7. #a9a9eb
  8. #bfbff0
  9. #d4d4f5
  10. #eaeafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2829cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2829cd
  2. #3132c5
  3. #3a3abe
  4. #4243b6
  5. #4b4cae
  6. #5455a7
  7. #5d5d9f
  8. #666697
  9. #6e6f8f
  10. #777788
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d3e91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005d7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0044d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004da3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2829cd {
  color: #2829cd;
}
Background
.bg-2829cd {
  background-color: #2829cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2829cd {
  border: 2px solid #2829cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2829cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 41 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 67% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2829cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2829cd, #7a28cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2829cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 41 205 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.71 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.16 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.71 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.53 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.54 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.98 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.01 #d7d632 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2829cd  rgb(40, 41, 205)  hsl(240, 67%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#cdcc28  rgb(205, 204, 40)  hsl(60, 67%, 48%)  Citrine
#cd2829  rgb(205, 40, 41)  hsl(360, 67%, 48%)  Fire Engine Red
#29cd28  rgb(41, 205, 40)  hsl(120, 67%, 48%)  Lime Green